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Resident alleges tap-water contamination at Chapel Ridge; city says initial tests show no citywide water failure
Summary
A West Des Moines resident told the council that water at a Chapel Ridge property contained multiple contaminants and left her homeless; city officials said they have been in contact and that a prior test of the Chapel Ridge water sample returned no indication of contamination at the city supply.
A resident who identified herself as Catherine D'Angelis told the West Des Moines City Council on Aug. 18 that she believes water at the Chapel Ridge property where she lived was contaminated by multiple chemicals and that the condition damaged her health and housing stability.
What she told the council: D'Angelis, who used the name Katie in the meeting, said she had tests done that identified seven chemicals including lead and that she developed medical problems she attributed to the water. She said…
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