The Ohio EPA showed 19 News how they test the water, and why the public can trust them.
Amy Klei, the Ohio EPA chief of the division of drinking and ground waters, walked us through the process.Transparency is the tone the Ohio EPA said they want to set here in East Palestine.
That’s why they are showing how the city’s water gets tested, and explaining whether or not it’s safe to drink.The Ohio EPA is looking in the water for volatile organic compounds from the train derailment. “It’s not a simple open up a tab and grab a cup of water. There are a lot of quality control steps that go into ensuring the integrity of these samples,” said Klei.“We’re showing you today the sampling part of that and what happens when the sample is collected. From here it gets sent in coolers to those laboratories,” she said.Now it is being tested weekly.
“We have not seen the volatile organic compounds,” said Klei. How is it moving through soil, or getting in the ground. There’s groundwater monitoring wells going in other locations. Potential threats those private well owners too.” The Ohio EPA said they will be testing the waters for the foreseeable future, and will continue to monitor the streams and other areas of water for chemicals.
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