Off-base water testing dropped in Naples

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Rasheedah Sands still worries about any long-term health effects her son Jaden might have after living in Casal di Principe. The family now lives in base housing.


Off-base water testing dropped in Naples
By Lisa M. Novak, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Monday, January 19,2009

NAPLES, Italy — The U.S. Navy announced it has dropped all water-testing requirements for renting off-base homes.

Officials say the risk of contamination is small enough not to require pre-leasing testing for either bacteria or volatile organic compounds.

"(W)e believe the possibility of discovering unacceptable VOC levels in tap water requiring additional families to relocate, while likely to happen, will be minimal in numbers," reads an all-hands e-mail released late last week.

The lifting of the testing requirements means the end of extended stays in temporary lodging for those transferring to Naples.

"Personnel will now be able to move into their selected home as soon as ‘traditional’ inspection items (health, safety, fire, security, etc.) are completed," according to the e-mail.


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