EPA Says Flint, Michigan, Not Fully Complying With SDWA Emergency Order

EPA says that officials with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and in Flint, MI, are not adequately complying with the agency’s Jan. 21 Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) emergency order requiring the city to swiftly improve its drinking water system in response to the lead contamination crisis. A Feb. 19 letter from EPA’s Water Enforcement Division Direct Mark Pollins urges MDEQ and Flint officials to “immediately” address the agency’s concerns with its optimized corrosion control and personnel, and...