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The lines had operated fine with water from a different location that had different pH levels Actually one of the talking points is that no one will talk about
by rickdale 11y ago
The lines had operated fine with water from a different location that had different pH levels
Actually one of the talking points is that no one will talk about lead levels before they switched the water from Detroit to Flint river. But its not as bad as it is now obviously. . . Does building this 'coat' back up work? How long does that take?
- partiallypro 11y agoI'm no expert, but I assume it takes long enough to where they are just going to have to replace all the lead pipes and fittings. That talking point you mention could be true, or it could be a way for the state level government to dish it back to the local government. Who knows. To me it seems like the municipality screwed this up more than the state, but like I said it's virtually impossible to find an unbiased news source with the whole story; they both no doubt have a role. Even this very story is politically driven, it could be misleading in its urgency to drive clicks/narrative. Happens all the time with various things in the news (like the claim of x drug use among teens, etc.) Hopefully there is a non-partisan investigation from the Federal level on the Flint fiasco.
- rickdale 11y agoI agree. In one sense, there is no way this was an intended consequence. On the other hand, it would be tough to convince me to drink treated flint river water, and I thought that long before they switched the water. (I'm from the area). My gut feeling is the state, the local, and everyone in between is to blame. You are spot on with the politicizing too, its out of control.