GORMAN MAY GET DRINKABLE WATER TODAY.Byline: CAROL ROCK Staff Writer GORMAN -- Restaurants and residents of the tiny town of Gorman might have drinkable water as early as today if the latest test comes up clear of the E. coli E. coli: see Escherichia coli. E. coli in full Escherichia coli Species of bacterium that inhabits the stomach and intestines. E. coli can be transmitted by water, milk, food, or flies and other insects. bacteria that was found last week. The bacteria discovery in pipes of the Golden Valley Municipal Water District -- which supplies 10 businesses and 10 homes -- brought food service to a halt at the town, which is a popular stopover spot for Interstate 5 travelers looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a bite to eat or to fill up on gas. ``There's nothing to eat; everything's closed. I'll just have to keep going north,'' lamented Isabelle Prescott, a Costa Mesa Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. resident who stopped Monday morning for gas en route to San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden for a coastal camping trip. No illnesses have been reported due to the contamination, which was discovered Wednesday, according to Maria Iacobo, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) in Los Angeles County's department providing public and personal health services to the over 10 million residents in the County. . E. coli poses a particular risk to young children and seniors as well as those whose health is compromised by illness. Symptoms of E. coli ingestion ingestion /in·ges·tion/ (-chun) the taking of food, drugs, etc., into the body by mouth. in·ges·tion n. 1. The act of taking food and drink into the body by the mouth. 2. include diarrhea, cramps, nausea and headaches. A cause for the contamination might never be found, said Los Angeles County Environmental Health spokesman Richard Wagener. ``Sometimes it's not so obvious,'' he said. ``They are flushing the well, disinfecting the system and super-chlorinating the water to take care of the problem. We're taking tests from the furthest end of the distribution system and several in between, trying to get a composite view.'' Officials were waiting Monday for results of a test taken Sunday night. On Monday morning, yellow hazard tape was stretched across the Gorman McDonald's driveway, a closed sign was posted on the Sizzler siz·zler n. 1. One that sizzles. 2. Informal A very hot day. restaurant door and the only patrons at Carl's Jr. were using the restrooms. Travelers who found the restaurants closed were going to convenience stores to buy bottled water and packaged foods. Gorman Market and Liquor manager Nabil Azar said the restaurants' closure has sent travelers to his store. He's already made a call to a Coca-Cola distributor to restock re·stock tr.v. re·stocked, re·stock·ing, re·stocks To furnish new stock for; stock again. Verb 1. restock - stock again; "He restocked his land with pheasants" his bottled water supplies. His store had to stop selling coffee because of the water problem. ``We've been busy because people want to buy food, so they come here instead of the restaurants,'' he said. ``I wish everybody could be open, but it's good for us.'' Urb Schreiner, attorney for the water district, said this was the first contamination of the distribution system since it began service in 1970. The district obtains water from wells. ``Gorman water is about as good as it gets,'' he said. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color -- ran in SAC edition only) The Carl's Jr. and McDonalds restaurants in Gorman were both shut down because of contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. water. (2 -- ran in SAC edition only) At the Gorman Econo Lodge on Monday, visitors were instructed to boil their water or use bottled water for drinking. David Crane/Daily News |
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