Here's the latest on the Helotes mulch fire from the Express-News, as of yesterday:
As fire-related contamination was found in more Edwards Aquifer wells around the Helotes debris pile Monday, a state official said firefighters have extinguished about 90 percent of the fire, but it could be slower going on the part that remains because much of it is below the surface.
Contamination was found in two more wells, bringing to five the number showing fire-related residues, Steve Clouse, vice president of production and treatment operations for the San Antonio Water System, said Monday.
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The latest spate of contaminations began showing up Sunday — three days after water was last used on the pile because of high winds, Clouse said.
"This water smells different than what we had before," he said. "It's a little browner in color. It's clearly impacted by the fire, but it's got more of a fishy odor."
"Browner in color," and "more of a fishy odor"? I hate to think what our aquifer water would look like if the original, high water usage, fire-fighting plan had been allowed to proceed.
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