Herald & Lantern 13 February, 1985 ^9

Testing Confirms Sodium Problem #

CREST HAVEN - The latest results of county drinking water samples confirm the consistent pattern established over the last 11 months They show higher-than-recommended levels of sodium (salt) in municipal wells and from taps in Cape May, Stone Harbor and to a lesser extent Avalon The most recent samples were taken by the county Health Department in midNovember. test results received fromn Stockton State College Jan 16. and Reading Pays COLD SPRING - Con solidated .School recently completed a Read A Thon drive for Multiple Sclerosis, with 84 students taking part The event raised $2,349 07. with 1,627 books read and i 919 sponsors obtained The following students I received trophies April I Newman. Jaime \jee Birm I ingham. Michael Goodroe, Christopher Stigura, Sue Davis. Dawn Marie Mont gomery Children raising $25 or more received Frisbees Housing Bd. Meets Set COURT HOUSE - The schedule of monthly meetings for the year has been announced by the Middle Township Housing Authority as follows: March 4. April 1, May 6. June 3. July 1. Aug 5. Sept 2. Oct 7, Nov. 4, and Dec 2 The meetings will he held 4 p m prevailing time, at * the meeting room of the Municipal Hall. Boyd and Mechanic Streets. Cape Three Eye Million . ATLANTIC CITY - Three Cape May County residents will he vying for the top price of $1 million when the New Jersey l/g tery holds it* 40th Pick-6 Bonus Drawing next Wednesday. Feb. 20. at the Claridge Hotel and Casino here They are: Frank V Green. North Cape May. Edward M Maurice. Rio Grande, and Eva Doris Wisner. Ocean City. The finalist won their way into the drawing hy matching, In exact order, the five digit bonus numbers picked Thursday evenings as part of the televised drawings for the "Pick 6 Lotto" weekly game New Marine W1LDWOOD - Marine Pvt John J Steinmet*. son of Marie Wilson of 123 W Wildwood Ave , has com pieted recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. iC* A last graduate of Wildwood High School he joined the Marine Corps In February 14*4

released to the HeraldLantern Monday. Feb 11 Wells were sampled again the last week in January and that reportedly concludes the month sampling program. Sources said the county Health Department will go to quarterly sampling after this IT HAD BEEN testing selected communities bimonthly since August of 1983. but expanded the pro gram to look for patterns last February The department now feels it has sufficient data to prepare a report with conclusions and recommendations, sources told the Herald lantern The Health Department originally tested for

chloride, a salt indicator, but not sodium because it lacked lab equipment to analyze the latter High chloride levels forced it to start testing for sodium, and contracting the analysis to Stockton The department said a year ago that it had asked the county for equipment to test water samples for sodium and expected it by last April. In August the department said it expected the equipment "before Labor Day " The equipment reported ly arrived late last year but still, inexplicably, is not be ing used THE STATE Depart ment of Environmental Protection says the max

imum sodium level for good health is 50 mg/1 (milligrams per liter) Many physicianrecommended low -sodium diets say 20 mg/1 Municipal wells in Cape May tested ^9 6 and 68 1 while its taps tested at 57 9. 62 4 and 69 9 Samples at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center wells read 53 5 and 52 8 Stone Harbors municipal wells tested at 53 4. 53 4 and 71 while its sample taps had readings of 59 8. 55.5. 77.7 and 81 Avalon s municipal Wells tested at 61.1, 32.5 and 50 7 and its taps at 35.2 and 30 9 The state requires the county to alert physicians in towns where water Ionian » 1 v o 1 v u i wi i iinc\kivn jujo iiiv ■ ■■«/» in «v*>n o »» »iv ■ v " w»vi hiw«i—

sodim levels top 50 County cardiologists Robert Sorensen and Suketu Nana vati have said the salt levels are nothing to be concerned about

End of Basic SEAVILLE - Pvt William H At wood, son of * William H and Gay E At wood of 1447 Old Stage Rd . has completed basic train tng at Fort SiU. Ok la He is a 1984 graduate of Ocean City High School

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