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Navy discusses plans to flush contaminated water from homes

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Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command held a press conference to explain plans to flush the contaminated water systems of Halsey Terrace homes on Tuesday. Pictured speaking is USN Lt. Keji Aderibigbe, center, with USN Lt. Col. John Daly to his right. The Navy has also enlisted environmental engineer Andrew Whelton, left, and his team from Purdue University to implement the decontamination process.
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Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command held a press conference to explain plans to flush the contaminated water systems of Halsey Terrace homes on Tuesday.
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Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command held a press conference to explain plans to flush the contaminated water systems of Halsey Terrace homes on Tuesday. Pictured at the house next door to the press conference is Lindsey Kelley who has gallons of bottled water for her family stored in her garage.
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The Navy has enlisted environmental engineer Andrew Whelton and his team from Purdue University to implement the decontamination process.
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The Halsey Terrace neighborhood is affected by the water crisis.
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Andrew Whelton, professor of civil Engineering and environmental and ccological cngineering at Purdue University, looks on Tuesday during a press conference.
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"Underground is the icky water but this is the good water," said four-year-old Asher Kelleyas as he gave a pat to the jugs of bottled water stored in his family's Halsey Terrace garage.
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The Navy has enlisted environmental engineer Andrew Whelton and his team from Purdue University to implement the decontamination process.
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USN Lt. Keji Aderibigbe attended a press conference on Tuesday.
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USN Lt. Col. John Daly attended a press conference on Tuesday.
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The Navy has enlisted environmental engineer Andrew Whelton and his team from Purdue University to implement the decontamination process. Whelton is pictured moving a refrigerator to show news photographers where the water and ice maker tubing is located.

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