The 10,000-gallon water tank at King-Murphy Elementary School was expected to be cleaned out early this week because experts and district officials believe that will solve the issue of high levels of uranium and gross alpha in the school’s water.
Based on test results of the school’s self-contained water system, experts with JVA Inc., the firm hired by the district to work on the issue, found that the uranium and gross alpha levels were within acceptable levels in water before it was pumped into the tank and high in water coming out of the tank.
Sediment that includes uranium has settled in the bottom of the tank, which was installed when the school opened in 1982, according to Josh McGibbon, vice president of JVA Inc. The tank will be cleaned out, and water will be brought in to flush the system. Then more water samples will be taken to see whether the cleaning fixes the issue.
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