Department of Water Resources
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October 8, 2008
4. Water Quality -
Bleach leak causes alert
Grass Valley
By Dave Moller, staff writer
A bleach leak at a city water plant late Tuesday night caused a
Police Capt. Rex Marks said a resident reported a strange odor coming from city water treatment plant on
The leak triggered a 4:20 a.m. telephone and door-to-door alert of residents within one quarter mile of the facility to stay indoors.
The alert was lifted at 7:35 a.m. by the
One city employee working near the bleach was transported to
He said 1,300 gallons of bleach leaked out of 2,000 gallon tank and was flushed into a lagoon at the treatment plant.
County environmental health workers were on scene this morning for further cleanup and damage investigation, Ferrera said.#
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