Worms infest Houston suburb water supply

[TexasTowelie]

No one seems to know how worms got in the tap water, but residents in Old River-Winfree, a town of about 1,400 just 25 miles east of Houston, are drinking from bottles this week.

On Monday evening, the first residents of the Woodlands Acres Subdivision showed up at city offices with containers full of water and small red worms they say came out of their faucets, sprinklers and shower heads. Three days and dozens of reports later, Mayor Joe Landry said "people are not taking chances."

Landry's office has been using city money to buy bottled water to hand out to residents. When he spoke by phone with the Chronicle, he had just returned from the nearby Dollar General to restock on the water supply that was going quickly. They've handed out at least a thousand bottles he said, and they'd have to buy a pallet this afternoon to keep up with demand.

He also opened up three men's and three women's shower facilities in the city office for any resident to use.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Worms-infest-Houston-suburb-water-supply-6415176.php

[BillZBubb]

1. Uh oh, the TV "The Strain" is happening for real in Texas!

Beware of those worms!

[villager]

2. That's okay! Just keep electing "fuck the Earth" candidates!

No worries!

[longship]

3. It could be worse.

It could be MONGOLIAN DEATH WORMS!

They're badass!
From the Wiki link (above):

The worm is the subject of a number of claims by Mongolian locals, such as the ability of the worm to spew forth an acid; that, on contact, will turn anything it touches yellow and corroded (and which would kill a human); and the ability to kill at a distance by means of electric discharge.

The residents of Woodlands Acres subdivision have (relatively) nothing to complain about.

I apologize for the levity. But I find worms -- possibly nematodes -- coming through ones faucets a bit creepy.

My question: how do they get through the screens?

I think this is utter rubbish.

[TexasTowelie]

4. Abbott better send in the Texas National Guard

to stop the invasion from these aliens.

[Javaman]

5. meh, just protien flavored water...

whatever doesn't kill you, blah blah blah...