Commissioner claims water does not contain lead,but citys own tests from 2014 show contamination in one home as tall as eight times the federal limitAftershocks of the institutional failure that left tall lead levels in a Michigan city’s water supply were felt 600 miles south-east in Philadelphia on Monday, as city council members questioned whether the water department does enough to protect the public. One statement made by the city’s water commissioner Debra McCarty that Philadelphia’s water does not contain any lead would prove to be a lightning rod throughout the hearings, or underscoring public doubts approximately water safety since the crisis in Flint,Michigan, became national news. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com