DENVER ( KDVR ) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment said Monday that there is no evidence of imminent public health threats after it found manipulated quality control data within the water testing program.
The department said that it is conducting an ongoing investigation into quality assurance processes within the state water testing program.
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Investigative media reports from November say that a state-employed chemist was placed on administrative leave in February pending an investigation into the allegedly manipulated data. The chemist was reportedly with the agency for over 20 years and resigned in May, according to media reports.
On Monday, the state health department said it identified a second chemist who had manipulated quality control data that contributed to “lapses in method 200.7, which tests for certain metals in water.” According to the Environmental Protection Agency, those metals include arsenic, thallium and vanadium …