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EPA Awards $388,000 To City of Andrews, Texas

Texas Business reports:  DALLAS—A grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will help improve the drinking water treatment system in Andrews, Texas.

The grant for $388,000 will be used by the city to install a filtration and reverse osmosis system to reduce arsenic and fluoride levels in drinking water provided to municipal customers.

Exposure to high levels of arsenic can result in kidney disease, as well as lung and liver cancer and excessive levels of fluoride in drinking water can result in abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.

Once completed, the project is designed to improve the health of Andrews residents.