Settlement in the works in cryptosporidia sprayground class action
Craig Fox of the Finger Lake Times reported today that attorneys are ready to begin negotiating an out-of-court settlement in a lawsuit that claims about 2,000 people became sick with a waterborne intestinal illness after visiting the sprayground at Seneca Lake State Park four years ago.
The suit filed with the state Attorney General’s office is against the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and seeks compensation for damages, including pain and suffering, medical expenses and lost wages. The class action suit involves an outbreak related to the waterborne microscopic parasite cryptosporidia — which is spread through feces — between June 1 and Aug. 17, 2005. The plaintiffs allege that the outbreak was the result of contaminated water at the spraypark, and that the parks department was negligent..
The sprayground was closed from mid-August 2005 until May 2006, until new equipment was installed to stop the water from being recycled through its many stations and to prevent another outbreak from occurring.
The British call them the "wet activities," which apparently refers to just about anything that can be done in a swimming pool.
Neenah officials billed the fountain as an interactive water feature when it was built in 2005.
In Virginia, the Rye Valley Water Authority is being accused of going almost a year before telling the public that its water had gone bad. The Bristol Herald Courier reports on how that's got the whole community of Sugar Grove up in arms.
Last season's cryptosporidium outbreak across North Texas means there are going to be some changes at the local swimming pool this summer.
cryptosporidium outbreaks, there is reportedly no evidence of such a connection here. None of the ill individuals had public pool exposures. Officials are still investigating to possible source of the cluster of illnesses.
So the town is living with a "boil water" order and city council meetings are getting mean. And instead of talking about the Crypto in the water , Mayor Tom Middlecamp is talking up what's not in the water.
Sydney, Australia is undergoing an outbreak of Cryptosporidium that in a little more than a month has made 628 people sick. All of last year, the water rich city saw only 482 cases of Crypto.
Freedom has been under attack for the past decade or so by the so-called "Nanny State." Most "Nanny State" laws and ordinances are the product of politicians who do not have enough to do or who are totally unable to solve real problems in this society. Sooner or later, however, some group of citizens somewhere are going to remember something about freedom and refuse to be treated like sheep.
Nothing says "South Florida lifestyle" like a pool, a tropical oasis where you can take a dip year-round. But hundreds of pools are closed annually for carrying parasites, bacteria and other pathogens that can make swimmers seriously ill.
Oklahoma is finding itself in the middle of another food or water borne illness--this time it is an outbreak of Cryptosporidium that's made at least 20 people sick. KOCO-TV 5 in Oklahoma City reports:
called on the public to take an active role in halting the spread of cryptosporidiosis (crypto). Crypto is a diarrheal illness caused by microscopic parasites called Cryptosporidium.
According to Webster County Sanitarian Gary Boerner, management of Quality Inn, at 2001 Highway 169 in Fort Dodge, has failed to close their indoor pool and spa, despite failing numerous tests to determine its cleanliness. Boerner said that he has visited the establishment on at least six different occasions since December. The most recent visit was Wednesday.
process recommended by health officials, a park worker said. Hyperchlorination involves "shocking" the water with a concentrated dose of chlorine.
"Good evening. I’m Phoenix City Manager Frank Fairbanks.
Intestinal parasites were found south of Pismo Pier and in the Cypress Street lagoon at the mouth of Pismo Creek, according to an ongoing water quality study by Pismo Beach.
high number of illnesses involving recreational waters last year. 
Provo will spend $200,000 to add high-tech equipment to fight cryptosporidium at swimming pools. 
stories that were written focused on the fact that there was little change in the incidents of food-borne illnesses in 45-million person study area.
Residents of Alamosa hoped that this was the day they'd get the all-clear on their municipal water supply. No such luck. New problems have been found.
Part of the upgrades includes installation of an ultra violet light sanitation system, to which Board member Chris Beni asked what the benefit of that system entailed.
is shown in the picture.) So, its been subjected to a study by the Utah County Health Department. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that:
The water-borne parasite makes thousands upon thousands of children in the third world sick with diarrhea. Besides children, cypto is often deadly for people in developing countries who are already suffering with compromised immune systems from AIDS or Cancer.
FDA is warning consumers not to consume Baby's Bliss Gripe Water, apple flavor, with a code of 26952V and expiration date of October 2008 (shown as '10/08' on the label). The product is distributed by MOM Enterprises, Inc., of San Rafael , Calif. 
Health Canada is telling parents not to use two natural products for treating upset stomachs in infants and children because of potential bacterial contamination.
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PORTLAND, OR – The Portland Water Bureau (PWB) has filed a petition with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia stating that requirements in the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule pertaining to Cryptosporidium are illegal and should be vacated, the American Water Works Association's WaterWeek reported December 28.
