113:, a water filter manufacturer, suggested that the presence of hydrochloric acid might hint at the nature of the backflow: "Indulin AA-86 is prepared in a 0.3% solution to form an emulsion. Therefore, for 24 gallons of Indulin AA-86 would be diluted with water into 8,000 gallons, a volume that is a standard storage/mixing tank size in the industry." The diluted emulsion would be more capable of mixing with the city water supply during a backflow. A statement by Ergon said that it purchases its water via Valero, its landlord at the site, and that a soap solution, consisting of 98% water and 2% indulin AA-86, would have backflowed through this separate supply line.
92:, leading to a temporary ban (December 14, 2016) on use of tap water throughout the city of 320,000 residents. The ban remained in place in 85% of the city for more than two days, leading to school closures and emergency deliveries of bottled water, after which restrictions were tailored (December 17) to smaller portions of the city. City officials posted a warning to residents that "Boiling, freezing, filtering, adding chlorine or other disinfectants or letting the water stand will not make the water safe." The material originated from a plant leased to
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December 12. A Valero spokesman described the contamination as "a localized backflow issue from third party operations in the area of Valero's asphalt terminal" and said that the company did not believe the city water had been impacted. It was reported December 17 that city officials were investigating four cases of skin and intestinal issues that were consistent with possible symptoms of exposure, but these claims were dismissed by Mayor
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December 1 and then, after city workers had flushed the pipe, on December 7, and finally, after a third flush, reported again by Valero workers at the
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The chemical found in the water is a proprietary chemical," Womack said. "It has a patent, and in order to properly test for the chemical we have to have a full environmental impact - a full make-up of the chemical. And so we have signed a disclosure, a non-compete disclosure, confidentiality
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