I am always learning new facts about the Flint water contamination with lead. It appears that Flint Water workers did not steal the buffer chemicals as prejudiced I had presumed. Somebody had decided not to use them. A critical cost-saving decision made by Flint not to use corrosion inhibitors, especially when water previously supplied by Detroit did contain them, should have raised concerns. Evidence to demonstrate that inhibitors were unnecessary was a minimum common-sense requirement.
"Ignorance among utility personnel and water quality engineers of the importance of corrosion control management and its subtle linkage to decisions made elsewhere in the treatment plant unfortunately also played a role in this story of unintended consequences. " (Now, what is the meaning of this sentence?)
By not adding a corrosion inhibitor, Flint was going to save about $140 per day.
By not adding a corrosion inhibitor, Flint was going to save about $140 per day.
My present understanding is that somebody made the stupid decision to save the buffer cost. Was it taken by the EPA in the capital or was it the utility personnel? I think it must have been a low level decision. May be they really stole the money for the buffer.
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