County delayed warnings on water

A county agency that detected excessive levels of arsenic and other chemicals in the tap water at four county facilities waited as long as nine months before alerting health officials - and the people at those sites - about the risks. Christina Villacorte in the Daily News.

Supervisor Michael Antonovich criticized the Department of Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures' delay in releasing the findings of its water quality tests.

"That's unacceptable," Antonovich told Agricultural Commissioner Kurt Floren during a Board of Supervisors hearing Tuesday.