Diesel fuel detected in water at Calif. jail, inmates warned not to drink

The Bakersfield Californian

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Inmates at Lerdo jail have been warned against drinking the facility’s well water after samples tested positive for diesel fuel.

A spokesman for the State Water Resources Control Board said by email Tuesday afternoon that a recent test of one of the facility’s two wells found traces of the fuel. The agency is providing guidance as the local operator tries to determine the source of the contamination, he added…

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