Yeah, the engineering/chemistry is well settled. I put the blame on the water treatment folks and the local Political Structure.
You are correct in your assessment. I would also add the MDEQ because if they were practicing due diligence (their reason for existence) the Flint disaster might have been avoided.
” I put the blame on the water treatment folks and the local Political Structure.”
Abdo-lutely! How big is the Flint system? Connections?
And don’t forget pets drink a lot of water too. I always told people to let the water run for 30 seconds before filling their pet’s bowl. Most of the lead found in a home’s water today comes from fixtures, not really the water. Lead free solder for a long time. I had a guy cause me a lot of trouble with very high lead. He had re-plumbed his basement using his dad’s solder from the 1940s. All his neighbors? No lead or copper. His house? Over the moon. And the epa shat on me nonstop until I took them a sample of the solder! They’re butt warts!
And I am sure the water treatment folks and local political structure is all white...