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Residents tell Carson City supervisors E. coli sickened tenants, say drinking water unavailable for 17 days
Summary
At a Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting, two residents and a relative described suspected E. coli contamination at Terrace Garden Apartments, saying multiple tenants became ill, some were hospitalized, and bottled water distribution and communication were inadequate.
Two residents of Terrace Garden Apartments told the Carson City Board of Supervisors during the meeting's public-comment period that suspected E. coli contamination of the complex's well water sickened multiple people and that management provided limited water and little communication.
Monica Houk, who said her mother lives at Terrace Garden Apartments, told the board her mother “was hospitalized with the gastrointestinal, with food going down and not being able to keep it down. She lost 32 pounds in a month and a half.” Houk said her mother spent nine days in the hospital and now requires treatment from a…
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