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McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in Jonesboro, LA is seeking a bi-vocational Southern Baptist minister. If interested please send resume to mmbcchurch318@gmail.com
PUBLIC NOTICE
Utilities, Inc. of Louisiana Spillway Water Supply is currently in violation of the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for total trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids as set forth by the State [Part XII of the Louisiana State Sanitary Code (LAC 51:Xll)] and the Federal Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141).
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH) set drinking water standards and requires the disinfection of drinking water. Where disinfection is used in the treatment of drinking water, disinfectants combine with naturally occurring organic and inorganic matter present in water to form chemicals called disinfection byproducts (DBPs). EPA and LDHH set standards for controlling the levels of disinfectants and DBPs in drinking water, including trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acid (HAAs). Some people who drink water containing THMs in excess of the MCL over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidneys, or central nervous system, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer. Some people who drink water containing HAA5s in excess of the MCL over many years may have an increased risk of getting cancer.
In December 1998, EPA set enforceable drinking water standards for TTHMs at 80 parts per billion (ppb) and for HAA5 at 60 parts per billion (ppb) to reduce the risk of cancer or other adverse health effects. Compliance with the TTHMs and HAA5 standards for public water systems servicing less than 10,000 individuals initially became effective and enforceable on January 1, 2004. Compliance with the HAA5 standard is determine by calculating a locational running annual average (LRRA) of quarterly HAA5 sample results. Compliance calculations performed for the second quarter of 2024 show that the system’s current TTHMs LRAAs are 92 ppb at sample location DBP02 – 133 Suanna Road and 105 ppb at DBP03- 211 Spruce Drive. The system’s current HAA5 LRAAs are 62 ppb at sample location DBP02 – 133 Suanna Road and 65 ppb at DBP03- 211 Spruce Drive; thus, the system is currently in violation of HAA5 and TTHMs standards.
The drilling of the second well at Spillway Estates will begin in July. During the installation phase of the well, work will include setting the well casing and screen. UIL has ordered pumping equipment for the well. UIL anticipates the completion of the final well testing at the end of August. UIL is awaiting delivery of the new treatment equipment for the later construction phases. UIL appreciates your patience as improvements to the water system infrastructure continue.
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail. If you have any questions, contact the UIL Compliance Administrator, Vicki Spence at 985-893-6646 – Opt. 2.
This is not an emergency. If it had been, you would have been notified immediately. EPA and LDH do not consider this violation to have any serious adverse health effects on human health as a result of short-term exposure; however, continued long-term exposure to TTHMs and HAA5 levels above the standard (e.g., 20 years of exposure) has the potential to have serious adverse effects on human health.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Minutes of Special Called Meeting of Jackson Parish School Board
July 8, 2024
Jonesboro, Louisiana
The Jackson Parish School Board met in a Special Called Meeting on July 8, 2024 at
Jackson Parish School Board, 315 Pershing Highway, Jonesboro, La.
The following were present for roll call: Dennis Clary, Gerry Mims, Mary Saulters, Rick
Barlow, Paulette Belton, Calvin Waggoner and Wade McBride
Absent: None
Gerry Mims gave the Invocation.
Wade McBride led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
A motion was made by Rick Barlow, seconded by Calvin Waggoner and carried to accept low quote of $810,000.00 from RT & F Construction Company, LLC for the Weston High School Baseball and Softball Fields Phase II to be paid from Weston District funds and to approve the Change Order No. 1 from RT & F Construction Company, LLC for the Weston High School Baseball and Softball Fields, Phase II to reduce the cost of total project by $166,700.00 for a total cost of project $643,400.00, to be paid from Weston District funds.
A motion was made by Wade McBride, seconded by Mary Saulters and carried to adjourn at 1:05 p.m.