PERRY PARK, Colo. ( KDVR ) — Residents in the Perry Park Metro District near Larkspur are without safe drinking water after being notified by the sanitation district on Sept. 5 that test results showed an extremely high level of radium in their system.
“I’m concerned that people are going to be getting sick later down the line,” said resident Mary Lussier.
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Radium is a natural mineral that can seep into groundwater wells. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment told the FOX31 Problem Solvers “radium in drinking water above the maximum contaminant levels presents a chronic health risk to some people who drink the water over many years, and it might include an increased risk of getting cancer.”
Residents have been advised to temporarily utilize bottled water.
“You can take a shower as long as you keep your mouth closed,” said Lussier.
The water district is directing all customers to the CDPHE information document for radium in drinking water .