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BLUE JACKET TO THE BLUE JACKET.
THOUSANDS OF GRAND PRAIRIE RESIDENTS CAME TO LONE STAR PARK ON WEDNESDAY TO RECEIVE FREE CASES OF BOTTLED WATER AFTER THE CITY ISSUED A WATER EMERGENCY ALERT WARNING CITIZENS LIVING IN AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 NOT TO CONSUME ANY TAP WATER DUE TO A FOAMING AGENT THAT GOT INTO THE WATER SUPPLY.
ABOUT 60,000 PEOPLE ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THE WATER ISSUE, AND THE CITY IS ASKING ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN THE SPECIFIED AREAS ON THIS MAP NOT TO USE TAP WATER FOR ANYTHING EXCEPT FLUSHING, INCLUDING DRINKING, BATHING, OR COOKING.
THE FOAMING AGENT WAS USED BY FIREFIGHTERS AT A TUESDAY EVENING FIRE AT THE GREAT SOUTHWEST INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT ON THE CITY'S NORTH SIDE.
THE CONTAMINATED WATER IS NOT CONSIDERED TOXIC OR DEADLY, BUT THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER FREE WATER TO RESIDENTS AND WILL ADVISE EVERYONE ONCE THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DETERMINES THAT THE AFFECTED SYSTEM IS PROPERLY FLUSHED AND THE WATER IS SAFE FOR CONSUMPTION.
AGAIN, ONCE YOU HAVE A CONTAMINATION IN YOUR WATER SYSTEM, YOU HAVE TO START FLUSHING IT.
YOU HAVE TO START SENDING SAMPLES TO TCEQ.
SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THAT TIMEFRAME WHERE WE'RE WAITING FOR TCEQ TO TELL US WHAT TO DO NEXT.
IT'S NOT ME LOOKING AT THE WATER AND TESTING IT AND SAYING, HEY, IT'S OKAY.
WE HAVE TO GET IT TESTED BY TCEQ AND THEIR APPROVED LABS.
SO AS OF NOW, WE'RE STILL IN THE, UH, SAME WATER SITUATION AS WE WERE THIS MORNING.
IF YOU'RE IN THAT PINK MAP THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS NOT ALL OF NORTH OF 20, IT'S A SEGMENT OF NORTH OF I 20 IN OUR CITY.
FOR A MAP OF THE AFFECTED AREAS AND THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE@GPTX.ORG.
THAT PROGRAM IS A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM BUYING A HOME IN TODAY'S MARKET.
THAT'S THE SUBJECT OF ONE OF SEVERAL SEMINARS THAT HIGHLIGHT GRAND PRAIRIE'S HOME OWNERSHIP FAIR AT THE RUTHIE JACKSON CENTER BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS.
THE FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT IS PRESENTED BY THE CITY'S HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND OPEN TO ANYONE THAT WANTS TO MEET EXPERTS FROM A NUMBER OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ON HAND TO GIVE THEM ADVICE ABOUT THE MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS INVOLVED IN BUYING OR OWNING A HOME, AND YOU'RE GETTING INTO A HOUSE.
IT'S ALSO A GREAT WAY FOR G-P-H-N-S STAFF TO GET THE WORD OUT TO CITIZENS ABOUT THE PROCESSES AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN ACHIEVING THE GOAL OF HOME OWNERSHIP.
THE AMERICAN DREAM IS TO OWN A HOME, RIGHT? AND SO ONE THING THAT I, I KIND OF PREACH TO EVERYONE, HEY, THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE MORE YOU GROW.
AND I THINK, AND IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY, WE, WE LACK INFORMATION.
AND OF COURSE, WITH THE MARKET CHANGING JUST ABOUT EVERY YEAR, IT SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, SO INFORMATION CHANGES AS WELL.
THE KNOWLEDGE STAYS THE SAME INFORMATION KIND OF CHANGES, BUT THE KNOWLEDGE STAYS THE SAME.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET OUT TO EVERYBODY, NOT JUST GRAND PERRY, EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, HEY, COME OUT AND GET THIS INFORMATION.
IT'S HERE AND IT'S FREE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ANY OF THE MANY FREE GP HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PROGRAMS. YOU CAN CALL THEM DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS OR GO TO THEIR WEBSITE@GPS.ORG.