City, state leaders work to solve fecal contamination in area
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Waller Creek is one of four watersheds in the city of Austin
that has "fecal bacteria concentrations" that exceed state
standards for human contact. While it’s a less then pleasant
predicament, water quality experts say there's no need for
alarm, yet. "It's not an immediate public health risk or
emergency, but it's something we do take seriously and it's
something that we do want to proactively address,” Chris
Herrington with the City of Austin said. “Which is why the city
and state are working together on this process." Wednesday,
officials meet with community stake holders to discuss the
problem. Since contamination can come from several sources,
experts say there isn't one easy fix. "It's important to reduce
those levels, but they're really not that dangerous," Ron Stein
with the Texas Commission on Environmental Qual