Sewage-tainted floodwaters threaten public health (AP)

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A hose carries the town water supply over the Ottauquechee River, replacing a water main running under the river which was washed away on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011 in Woodstock, Vt. Drinking water supplies in Vermont suffered damages in flooding from Tropical Storm Irene. Some communities remain under boil water orders and private well owners are being urged to have their tests for contaminants. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP – Nasty floodwaters from the remnants of Lee and Irene — tainted with sewage and other toxins — threaten public health in parts of the Northeast by direct exposure or the contamination of private water wells, officials said Thursday.

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