The City of Houston has decided to close a water well which contains alpha radiation. How are the residents of Jersey Village going to make Jello now? What’s amazing about this breaking news is that the Federal government found high levels of radioactive materials in many drinking supplies throughout Houston and in other parts of the country. We wonder how long it took for the test to be conducted, results to be evaluated and then communicated to the City of Houston (who should have already known?). We’d be very concerned if states, cities and local governments rely on Federal agencies to let them know when there is a problem of this magnitude.