Eilers neighborhood facing lead problems

are in.. and 19 homes tested in a superfund site near the pueblo steel mill.. contain lead. the e-p-a says the homes have to be cleaned to make them safe. krdo newschannel 13’s colleen sikora shows us what affected homeowners will have to go through. richard romero has spent his entire life in pueblo. i just didn’t feel it was apart of the issue that was going on. and says while he had his soil tested in november…. he didn’t have the inside of his home tested for lead contaminati on after you start looking at it you could see where they were tracking in stuff. the e-p-a tested dust inside 102 homes in the eilers neighborhoo d… looking for lead. if we have dust in the homes that has lead in it, does it appear to be associated with the smelter. now these 19 homes are set to be cleaned by the e-p-a at no cost to the resident. something pueblo county health director sylvia proud is happy to hear.. especially for any children living in the homes. they’re crawling on the floor, they’re putting toys in their mouth. so as adults we’re not doing that. until full cleaning by the e-p-a can be done the focus is on prevention. officials with the epa and county health tell me that it’s as simple as taking off your shoes before you go inside to keep dust from tracking into your home. and moping surfaces instead of vaccuming to collect dust is better. until the official cleaning by the e-p-a … the main goal is to provide… a better peace of mind. in pueblo cs krdo nc 13. right now, a meeting is underway at the rawlings library for the people to hear from the e-p-a and city- county health department… about the next steps in the process. the meeting runs until 7:30 tonight. mind. in pueblo cs krdo nc 13. right now, a meeting is underway at the rawlings library for the people to hear from the e-p-a and city- county health department… about the next steps in the process. the meeting runs until 7:30 tonight.