Bad Water On 30-a--health Hazard!

[alabamaauthor]

Just returned home two days early after being told by the Water Department that our water at Adagio was contaminated with possible e coli bacteria, official there said "do not bathe small children in water, do not cook with water and do not brush teeth with water". We had a party of 8 people and 7 were sick most of the week, many other families at Adagio were sick as well, any others out there???

 

[seagrovelover]

Oh my gosh that is a terrible way to spend your vacation I hope you are feeing better.....

 

[Lady D]

alabamaauthor, where along 30A were you guys staying? we stay at the very end of Inlet Beach going towards PC Beach. Where is Adagio?

 

[Beach Runner]

Where's Adagio? Is that the only area affected?

 

[30A Skunkape]

Whooa there a minute. You are saying ALL the water along 30A is tainted, or just at one particular house? Please, somebody post a link or something to substantiate this...why on Earth would you not be able to cook in the tainted water? Not saying you would want to, but usually they tell you you can boil it for so many minutes and it is ok. You are not pulling our leg, are you?

 

[Lady D]

Beach Runner, I looked up Adagio. It is between Destin and Seaside. Near Blue Mountain Beach. So it is a good way from where we rent personally. 30A Skunkape, this link below is just for the condominiums by that name. Thinking this place is where he was talking about. This is in Blue Mountain Beach according to the link!


http://www.adagiocondos.com/

 

[Beach Runner]

Thanks! We have guests staying at our home, and I'd want to call and warn them if they are in any danger.

 

[30A Skunkape]

Hmmmm. Well, if nothing else now people from one end of the hwy to the other will now become germophobic and tuning in to subjective feelings of nausea, etc. Thanks for the public service Bama! Please clarify WHO(a county agent or somebody on vacation who thought the water smelled funny) exactly told you WHAT( E. coli? Either it is in there, or it isn't) was in the water WHERE (widespread or in one condo development). By the way, what symptoms did the people have out of curiousity?

 

[Lady D]

Maybe alabamaauthor will reply back to the inquiries as to where exactly it was! Won't affect us as we do not stay in that area. But other people that do would like to know! Maybe they will specify the symptoms. I looked on just the Beaches of South Walton sight and found nothing on there of course. Might be something they will not disclose.

 

[Smiling JOe]

To clarify, Adagio is a condominum complex in Blue Mtn Beach.

Occasionally, I used to get a notice on the door stating that the water could possibly be contaminated due to Regional Utilities working on the water in the neighborhood, but I always received the notices AFTER the fact, so if the water was contaminated, I would have already been sick.

Last year, I seem to recall numerous warnings of possible water contaminations in different parts of PCB. Warnings typically stated that contamination was possible and E Coli and Giardia were noted as possible problems.

FYI - the Tourist Developement Council (TDC) would never be responsible for disclosing such info. If anyone should be responsible, it should be Regional Utilities or Walton County Gov't, ie - Health Dept, not to mention the rental companies who rent out units in Adagio.


Alabamaauthor, did you rent the unit or do you own? If I rented a place and received notice of possible contamination of the water, not allowing children to bathe, people got sick, and I came home early, there would be just compensation following. ;-)