To be fair to ex-mayor Walling he was lied to by various officials. But he
constantly said that Flint water was safe and he made several notices that he
drank it as in the attached article. This, of course was the reason he was
defeated by Karen Weaver last fall.
Oh, and the article was from one year ago and relates to other dangerous items
in the Flint water while the lead issue was being swept under the rug.
Regardless, this is why citizens of Flint are more than skeptical about the
public stunts of Snyder, and now Obama stating they drink Flint water.
I wouldn't give even filterred Flint water to a dog personally.
Joe
Mayor Dayne Walling says Flint water is of comparable quality with Lake Huron
water from Detroit.
Mayor Dayne Walling says Flint water is of comparable quality with Lake Huron
water from Detroit.
Ron Fonger | rfonger1@xxxxxxxxx
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Ron Fonger | rfonger1@xxxxxxxxx
on April 02, 2015 at 12:52 PM, updated April 02, 2015 at 12:55 PM
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Flint Mayor Dayne Walling speaks during a news conference at the Flint Water
Plant in this Flint Journal file photo.Flint Journal file photo
FLINT, MI -- Mayor Dayne Walling has said it before, and he's saying it again
-- just as residents are receiving notices that Flint remains in violation
of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
"(My) family and I drink and use the Flint water everyday, at home, work, and
schools," Walling tweeted today, April 2.
Walling has said previously that he drinks Flint water, which has come under
scrutiny since the city switched to treating water from the Flint River in
April 2014.
Walling said earlier this week that recent tests have shown Flint's water
quality is comparable to water from Lake Huron, where Flint used to get its
water
by way of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department.
The most recent testing of Flint water shows it meets all quality and safety
standards and has levels of total trihalomethanes (TTHM) that are well below
allowable levels.
But the city was required to notify water customers this week -- for the second
time in less than a year -- that it is out of compliance with the SDWA because
the annual average level of TTHM at one or more test sites was above allowable
levels.
Some residents and the majority of the Flint City Council have advocated for
the city to end its use of the Flint River as its source of drinking water
until the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline is completed.
City officials, including emergency manager Jerry Ambrose, have said Flint
water is currently safe and returning to purchasing Lake Huron from the Detroit
Water and Sewerage Department would habe "extremely negative financial
consequences for the city."
Source:
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/04/flint_mayor_dayne_walling_on_t.html
