Over 300,000 West Virginians were left without water last week when a storage facility leaked several thousand gallons of a coal-processing chemical upstream from a water treatment plant.
While the water ban has been partially lifted and some residents have been allowed to run their water in order to "flush" the system, many are still seeing the effects of the chemical spill coming out of their taps.
See photos below:
This photo was posted Jan. 11 -- before the ban was lifted -- by a resident of Cabin Creek, W.Va., who said her husband had run their water the night before and "the water that did not go down the drain had gelled up."
(Photo: Bobbi Bailey)
This photo, comparing tap water with bottled water, was posted Jan. 12 -- before the ban was lifted -- by a resident of Belle, W.Va.
(Photo used with reader's permission)
While the water ban has been partially lifted and some residents have been allowed to run their water in order to "flush" the system, many are still seeing the effects of the chemical spill coming out of their taps.
See photos below:
I live in Charleston, WV. We have been w/out WATER for 6 days. The ban has lifted -- but would YOU drink this? http://ift.tt/1gKuP2R
— crystal good (@cgoodwoman) January 15, 2014
Look at my water 45 mins into the flush!!!!!@erinbrochovich @wsaztv #wvwatercrisis #wvchemleak http://ift.tt/1aoA07u
— Mendi StottsStarcher (@MelindaStarcher) January 15, 2014
I assume this is sediment. Flushed from the South Hills area. #WVWaterCrisis #wvchemleak http://ift.tt/1aoA07z
— Chris Bailey (@Chrisdbailey) January 14, 2014 This photo was posted Jan. 11 -- before the ban was lifted -- by a resident of Cabin Creek, W.Va., who said her husband had run their water the night before and "the water that did not go down the drain had gelled up."
(Photo: Bobbi Bailey)
This photo, comparing tap water with bottled water, was posted Jan. 12 -- before the ban was lifted -- by a resident of Belle, W.Va.
(Photo used with reader's permission)
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