The last time this place had an inspection from either the state or federals was 1991. During that inspection, the air quality was examined, not the tanks, berm, drains, etc.
Very smart. Blame Bush.
The reality is that the chemical is not a toxic substance/hazardous material. There’s no way to change the law unless you have the gazillions to start inspecting lots of other stuff nationwide. WV can’t pay people what they’re worth now. Good luck affording more of them.
While it was a mess, it wasn’t a catastrophe. If anything, I’d look at the water company who didn’t know the stuff had bypassed their carbon filters. That may be an issue nationwide. If I was a terrorist that would be my take away from the incident. The water treatment plant is the weak point.
Inspect everything you want as far as chemical storage, but until every water treatment plant is instrumented to know they’ve been attacked either deliberately or accidentaly, we’re vulnerable.