10 MONTHS LATER AND THE LACK OF BOTTLED WATER BECOMING A MAJOR HEALTH ISSUE!
Letter from the field- PLEA FOR DRINKING WATER! Pearlinton, Mississippi:
Bob Putnam
“Eric,
For the past 3 months every meeting that I’ve been to for unmet needs, I bring up the issue of bottled water. In Pearlington, all the residents are on well water. The well water is very cloudy and may or may not be contaminated. Many residents come to the distribution center looking for bottled water because they are afraid of the water coming out of the tap. There has been a dysentery going around through out the volunteer camps and the residents alike, the dept. of health think that part of the problem is the consumption of well water. This should not be issue 10 months later… what the hell is going on?! Read more