Alamosa, Colorado, Municipal Water System Salmonella Outbreak Litigation
According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), over 400 people became ill with Salmonella after drinking water from the Alamosa municipal water system. The Centers for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and CDPHE confirmed the presence of Salmonella in five out of six water samples taken from various areas around Alamosa, and laboratory results confirmed the presence of Salmonella in the water system, which was flushed in a three-stage water treatment process beginning March 25. The CDPHE press release regarding the water treatment process included the following advisory:
Customers who pay their water bill to the City of Alamosa, which includes those in the Bonneyville Subdivision, are currently under a bottled water advisory. East Alamosa Water and Sanitation District customers are not affected by the bottled water advisory and will not be affected by the water treatment planned for Tuesday [March 25, 2008].
Marler Clark filed a claim with the City of Alamosa on March 27, 2008. The claim was filed on behalf of a young child who became ill with a Salmonella infection after drinking contaminated water from the Alamosa, Colorado, municipal water system. Individuals interested in pursuing a claim with the City of Alamosa can contact Marler Clark at or by calling (866) 770-2032.
