{"id":34677,"date":"2016-03-27T10:26:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T17:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=34677"},"modified":"2024-08-19T10:41:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T15:41:05","slug":"ballys-atlantic-city-read-high-for-lead-in-water-failed-to-act-for-six-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ballys-atlantic-city-read-high-for-lead-in-water-failed-to-act-for-six-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Bally\u2019s Atlantic City Read High for Lead in Water, Failed to Act for Six Months \u00a0 \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bally\u2019s AC claims it doubted the accuracy of the initial reports but admits this does not justify its inaction. (Image: mycasinotravel.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bally\u2019s Atlantic City failed to notify its guests that the water in its high roller suite elsewhere contained potentially dangerous levels of lead for over six months after it had been made aware of the fact, according to a report by the New York Post<\/i>.<\/p>\n

In late August 2015, an independent lab analyzed water from 20 sources at the property and found that seven of these contained unhealthy levels of lead. The VIP suite had 17.8 micrograms per liter, significantly higher than the acceptable maximum level of 15 micrograms per liter.<\/p>\n

Alarmingly, the lab found that the water in the janitor\u2019s closet measured 1,300 micrograms per liter, more than 86 times the safe level.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never seen 1,300 in 15 years,\u201d Garth Moyle, deputy executive director of the Atlantic City Municipal Utilities Authority, told the Post. \u201cI don\u2019t think ancient Rome had numbers like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

DEP Dawdling<\/b><\/h2>\n

Bally\u2019s passed the findings of the report onto New Jersey<\/a> Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which sat on them until February when it eventually sent a letter of non-compliance to Bally\u2019s operator, Caesars.<\/p>\n

In the interim, despite having full knowledge of the report, Caesars failed to do anything until it received the letter from the DEP. Then, and only then, did it move to close its High Roller suite, on March 4, as well as the additional areas mentioned in the report, which included the nurse\u2019s station and the Blue Martini cocktail bar .<\/p>\n

It also initiated a new testing of the water supply, which found it to be acceptable.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce the issue was elevated in our organization in late February, we immediately retested and have determined that levels of lead were, in fact, well within acceptable parameters or undetectable at all 20 locations,\u201d a Caesars spokesman said.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThis leads us to conclude that either the initial samples were corrupted or the initial testing procedures were flawed. Nevertheless, we have expanded water testing to other sources at Bally\u2019s to back up the latest results and which will help continue to ensure that Bally\u2019s water is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Second Test Came Up Clear<\/b><\/h2>\n

Caesars has attempted to justify its inaction by stating that because there is just one source of water for the building, which contains no lead pipes, it felt it was \u201creasonable to assume\u201d that the original testing was in some way skewed.<\/p>\n

But the company added that this in no way excused it from \u201chaving not acted when the initial test results became available.\u201d It also raises serious questions about the efficiency of the DEP.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did not handle this information appropriately,\u201d a spokesman told The Post<\/i>. \u201cWe take full responsibility for our failure to act promptly last fall.\u201d<\/p>\n

Either way, this is the kind of press that Caesars, Atlantic City and the DEP could well avoid. A recent statement by Moody\u2019s Investment Analysts suggested that the city could run out of money \u201cwithin weeks,\u201d unless the New Jersey passes a bill that would allow the state to intervene in the resort town\u2019s affairs.<\/p>\n

The bill would give the state powers to sell off the city\u2019s assets and reorganize its public departments in an attempt to stabilize its financial affairs and aid its ailing casino market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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