Kevyn

NO ONE in the community had anything to do with choosing the emergency manager, he was anointed by Snyder with the sole purpose of doing slash and burn spending cuts. In the end the five hundred thousand dollar savings he hoped for by switching water supplies will cost taxpayers over a billion. Typical right wing leadership.

Kevyn

The epa doesn’t regulate municipal water it is the responsibility of the states and municipalities. Snyder is the only one in the state who appoints Emergency Managers The buck stops with him.

Big Bass

Please make sure you have someone to explain this for you. I'll type extra-slowly: had Snyder picked a republican, there would be zero cooperation from the democrats. Earley is a democrat. Capiche?

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Unqualified so very true as they found out during the investigations..

What a horrific situation and why the Dems use this as a Republican issue is beyond me!! They have no concern for the loss of life or the terrible handling by our supposed governmental agencies...Like we give a damn what party, how about a rating of F for any and all involved and get off making it a party issue!! Wow the level of and lack of compassion astounds me!!

Big Bass

They must get their communist party line out there. Soon, they will be blaming the right for the winter weather.

kankune Loc: Iowa

And this is why I like and respect you so much Louise. GREAT POST!!!

Hemiman Loc: Communist California

Dementia will do that to a guy your age all you can do is fight it as hard as it may be,there is no cure.

Carol Kelly

The Muslims may take over from the Mexicans. After all, most Mexicans are Christian.

Carol Kelly

Lol

Carol Kelly

Why don't you just move to California?

Dr. Evil Loc: In Your Face

He already has

permafrost Loc: Minnesota

EPA.... That E is for environment... they do not monitor our water faucets.. We should empower them to do so..

They get involved by court order of by complaints from the public. In the flint case it was a woman demanding they ck her water, which they did and no group of people ever agreed on anything from that point..

Snyder gets the blame, he brainstormed the actions and picked the people to run the idea..

the problem look as if it will last at least into the 2020s.. Sad case indeed.

Obama had to call it an emergency rather then a disaster due to wording of the federal law..

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator W. Craig Fugate, in a letter to Snyder, said his request for a major disaster declaration was denied because the water contamination “does not meet the legal definition of a ‘major disaster’” under federal law.

“The incident was not the result of a natural catastrophe, nor was it created by a fire, flood or explosion,” Fugate said.

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

They don’t?? Really??

So you mean the EPA just regulate certain departments within the states for no apparent reason and don’t do anything right? Go ahead and answer right because you would be absolutely correct in that Comment..as it relates Flint..!

The EPA which oversaw the MDEQ is who, then Kevy?? For crying out loud think man!! Think!!

The report also found that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services “failed to adequately and promptly act to protect public health” and said that the Environmental Protection Agency, which oversaw MDEQ, delayed enforcement of federal laws that would’ve ensured safe drinking water. But the task force placed much of the blame for the crisis on emergency managers appointed by Gov. Snyder to help the city handle its finances and said the governor’s office repeatedly relied on incorrect information from state officials on the Flint water situation... Holy crumb Snyder relied on the EPA and city officials too busy lining their own pockets instead of protecting the people.. Go figure..

Now let’s look at that government agcy that doesn’t regulate States~~

The agency conducts environmental assessment, research, and education. It has the responsibility of maintaining and enforcing national standards under a variety of environmental laws, in consultation with state, tribal, and local governments. It delegates some permitting, monitoring, and enforcement responsibility to U.S. states and the federally recognized tribes. Go ahead, Kevy read it again~~😳

Oh geezzz, look what else they are responsible for ~

“Office of Water (OW)[31] which as of March 2017 consisted of the Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW), Office of Science and Technology (OST), Office of Wastewater Management (OWM) and Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds (OWOW”.. Now this is a bit trickey, makes you think it’s just as of March 2017, but that’s only because they added to it not just developed it..


Why didn’t you ever admit alll the BS done by bo and under Bo means the buck stops with him instead of always twisting and lying and turning on your blinders, geezzzz, you are hypocritical to the core...

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Yeaaa well I’d like to tell em where they can put their communist party line too!!

Whatcha mean Big, the hurricanes are our fault already... Geeeezz now the winters too??

We’ve had snow already and today was sunny, bright blue sky and a breeze that made you want hotttt coffeeee and a little Baileys... Soooo I did!!! Lolol

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

OMG, Perm, you too?? The man that knows a little of everything and yet can find a twist in anything..!

You honestly think the E is limited to environment without including water?? Water isn’t part of the environment okkkkkk, welllll that’s news to me...Thank You..

I’m not even going to waste my time~< here~

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the main federal law that ensures the quality of Americans' drinking water. Under SDWA, EPA sets standards for drinking water quality and oversees the states, localities, and water suppliers who implement those standards.
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A ⭐️⭐️For you too!! This is just classic...Thank You for the chuckle..