DEQ warns against water use in Kingfisher, Logan Counties

 
By John David Sutter
Published: August 15, 2008

Water quality alerts were issued today for parts of Kingfisher and Logan counties because high levels of nitrates were found in drinking water, according to the state Department of Environmental Quality.

Women who are pregnant or nursing and children younger than 6 months old should not drink water from the rural water district in that area. Nitrates in the water, which are thought to come from overuse of fertilize...


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