We don't have the information to get a handle on the problem. It could be ongoing mercury contamination. It could be just a temporary incident that was cleaned up with no more problems.

That recommendation applies to the state of Nevada as well.

What was so frustrating for us was not getting our hands on the details.

The frustrating thing for us is when we try to find out when it actually occurred (closure to swimming, fishing or drinking), we couldn't get those details from the state.

The issues involved in controlling dangerous mercury pollution are complex. False and misleading information can have no place in the debate.

With the probable cases, we've received enough information to classify them by symptoms as mumps, but we don't have lab confirmation. The suspect case is being tested, but we don't have lab confirmation or enough information to assess the symptoms.