On the porch of his home in the hollow at Three Fork near Seth, WV, Daniel J. Estep, talks about drinking the tap water accidentally after the state issued a ‘do not drink’ order on Jan 9 as a result of the Elk River chemical spill. “I got a rash and fever and couldn’t leave the house for days without throwing up,” he tells. Six weeks after the spill and five since the state has told residents it is ok to use the water, he only drinks bottled water but still doesn’t feel right. Daniel, a musician who plays in the local punk band When it Comes, was taught by his grandfather and is accomplis
On the porch of his home in the hollow at Three Fork near Seth, WV, Daniel J. Estep, talks about drinking the tap water accidentally after the state issued a ‘do not drink’ order on Jan 9 as a result of the Elk River chemical spill. “I got a rash and fever and couldn’t leave the house for days without throwing up,” he tells. Six weeks after the spill and five since the state has told residents it is ok to use the water, he only drinks bottled water but still doesn’t feel right. Daniel, a musician who plays in the local punk band When it Comes, was taught by his grandfather and is accomplished on any instrument he says. “I was accepted to The Juilliard School but had to turn it down because my family didn’t have the money.” He spent a few years working in the coal mines but had to quit because of his health after being diagnosed with kidney disease - which his specialist told him was caused by toxins in the water from years drinking out of a polluted well. Now that his tap water has been tainted from the spill he doesn’t want to chance drinking that either, even if they say it’s safe, because he can’t risk loosing his kidneys. “They give me until my 30s before I have to go on dialysis,” he says.
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