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Cincinnati stops using Ohio River water 'out of an abundance of caution' following East Palestine train disaster
The Week via Yahoo News ^ | Rafi Schwartz

Posted on 02/18/2023 6:20:38 AM PST by NautiNurse

The city of Cincinnati on Friday announced it would be temporarily shutting off all intake from the Ohio River, as the region continues to grapple with the ongoing fallout from the Feb. 3 derailment of a shipping train carrying toxic chemicals near the town of East Palestine, Ohio. Citing an "abundance of caution," Cincinnati officials confirmed in a release they would be tapping the city's water reserves until such time as the City of Cincinnati and Greater Cincinnati Water Works determine it is safe to resume using water from the Ohio River.

Per the city's press release, municipal waterworks analysts have already conducted tests on 130 samples of Ohio River water at the Cincinnati intake site, finding "no detectable levels of the chemicals" from the train derailment to date. Nevertheless, the city will apply "additional optimized treatment [to Ohio River water] once the intakes are reopened, even if no chemicals are detected."

Despite these assurances from DeWine and others, some are still skeptical that the ecological impact of the derailment and chemical spill is indeed finished. On Thursday, newly-elected Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance (R) posted a video of himself at an East Palestine creek, pointing out "dead worms and dead fish all throughout this water" as he used a stick to show purported chemicals on the surface of the water.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: cincinnati; dioxin; disaster; eastpalestine; ohio; pcbs; toxic; train; water
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Federal incompetence meets skepticism, flowing into Cincinnati.
1 posted on 02/18/2023 6:20:38 AM PST by NautiNurse
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To: NautiNurse

Tell Pete to come have a swim and let us know how the water is.


2 posted on 02/18/2023 6:25:14 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself. 111 is the key.)
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To: NautiNurse

3 posted on 02/18/2023 6:25:23 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (“You want it one way, but it’s the other way”)
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To: NautiNurse

New Senator Vance went to the actual creeks involved in Palestine, Ohio and showed that they contain chemical, that creatures are dead, and that authorities are lying.

Declaring something is clean within days of dumping poison all around is just ridiculous on its surface. Who with half a brain can believe that.


4 posted on 02/18/2023 6:25:56 AM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory. )
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To: NautiNurse

Cincinatti reveals gross incompetence flowing from general ignorance


5 posted on 02/18/2023 6:26:34 AM PST by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day )
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First of all Mr. gross incompetence, you spell Cincinnati wrong. So you think there’s no problem at all with this water? Please enlighten us with your great scientific knowledge.


6 posted on 02/18/2023 6:30:08 AM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: SaxxonWoods

Amazing how PeterButt isn’t threatening the railroad the way he throttles the airlines.


7 posted on 02/18/2023 6:31:29 AM PST by NautiNurse (There was a 2022 mid-term Red Wave...in Florida! )
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To: xzins

Very good points.


8 posted on 02/18/2023 6:32:09 AM PST by NautiNurse (There was a 2022 mid-term Red Wave...in Florida! )
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Federal incompetence meets skepticism, flowing into Cincinnati.

The source of federal incompetence in this case is Biden and the method he used to appoint the heads FEMA, the EPA and DOT. The heads of these government cesspools were chosen because they are female, black, and homosexual respectively. They have no other qualifications.

9 posted on 02/18/2023 6:32:18 AM PST by ConservativeInPA (Stupidly is a moral problem, not an intellectual problem. )
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To: bigdaddy45

Rule of 65

The dilution in the river renders the spill harmless that far down stream


10 posted on 02/18/2023 6:35:00 AM PST by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day )
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To: NautiNurse

Saw the head of FEMA on last nite; he is unimpressive, to say the least and he declared that the water was just fine, the Ohio EPA told him. Sen. Vance asked him to drink a glass of that fine water, and he declined. Where, in all this, is the lib Dem Ohio Senator, Sherrod Brown and where is the R Senate “leader”, McConnell, from the adjoining state of Kentucky, or is he too busy arranging for “emergency assistance” for Ukraine?


11 posted on 02/18/2023 6:35:43 AM PST by laconic
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To: ConservativeInPA

Trickle down incompetence. No small wonder we are skeptics.


12 posted on 02/18/2023 6:38:01 AM PST by NautiNurse (There was a 2022 mid-term Red Wave...in Florida! )
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To: laconic

Wish I had seen the episode with Senator Vance and EPA Admin. Regan.


13 posted on 02/18/2023 6:43:05 AM PST by NautiNurse (There was a 2022 mid-term Red Wave...in Florida! )
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To: NautiNurse

The COVID mismanagement and the “safe and effective” injections placed public skepticism toward all authorities into exponential growth. The media and political establishment resembles the Soviet Union’s Communist Party in its later stages.


14 posted on 02/18/2023 6:50:29 AM PST by Wallace T.
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To: Wallace T.

Your thoughtful comments are appreciated.


15 posted on 02/18/2023 6:51:50 AM PST by NautiNurse (There was a 2022 mid-term Red Wave...in Florida! )
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To: NautiNurse; bitt; null and void; Liz
Norfolk Southern Railroad Emergency Response Planning Guide
4.4 Norfolk Southern Response Resources In the case of most derailments or spills, local responders do not have the equipment or expertise to handle large spill cleanup or railroad re-railing operations. Norfolk Southern recognizes its role in providing this specialized expertise and equipment to mitigate an incident. Norfolk Southern maintains standing contracts and agreements with various suppliers of these services.

The plan didn't come together, despite their community concerns.

16 posted on 02/18/2023 6:53:55 AM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: NautiNurse

Trains good, planes bad


17 posted on 02/18/2023 6:55:56 AM PST by Rural_Michigan
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To: NautiNurse

Meanwhile, from Upstate NY...

https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/water-and-environmental-authorities-curb-speculation-on-ohio-train-derailments-impact-on-western-new-york

https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2023/02/18/dec-says-ohio-train-derailment-has-had-no-impact-on-nys-environment/

Note the way these headlines and articles are worded.

Don’t inspire a lotta faith, do they...


18 posted on 02/18/2023 6:56:18 AM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: NautiNurse

Zinzinnati, the first Port of Call on the ‘safe to drink’ contamination’s voyage to the Gulf of Mexico.


19 posted on 02/18/2023 6:57:15 AM PST by Tupelo (A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand)
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To: philman_36
I remember New Orleans and the chocolate mayor had a plan for evacuation in the event of a hurricane.

Plans are fine.....but it's the execution that matters.

20 posted on 02/18/2023 7:01:01 AM PST by ealgeone
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