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One thought that comes to mind: how do we know this same individual hasn't successfully gotten away with this elsewhere? How long would it take for people to r

• throwawayboise 6y ago
  There are QA checks on the "finished" water. Automated, and manual (i.e. a chemist manually sampling and analyzing the water). In this particular case, a high pH would have indicated that something was wrong and would have quickly been investigated before severe system-wide effects occurred.
  • selimthegrim 6y ago
    Can confirm (former water treatment plant employee) but usually these are carried out first thing in the morning when the QA lab people get in as far as manually goes.
• billiam 6y ago
  Individual? I don't see any evidence that points to whether it is a single, collective, state, private, or any other actor.