h1. tt post jul 31 2015

Is this "proof":http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2015/07/31/City-resumes-microcystin-daily-testing.html from my buddy Ed Moore that last year's alleged crisis was a massive city mistake that has now mushroomed into a huge taxpayer-supported, nutty-ass boondoggle?

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Public Utilities Director Ed Moore said he drinks the city’s tap water and drank it last year even during the do-not-drink advisory because *he believed it was never unsafe for consumption.*
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More from today's Blade story:

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Calling the public hypersensitive ...
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That's an understatement. But maybe it should read:

bq. "Calling the public distrustful of city government ..."

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Tests showed the *++raw water++* Wednesday afternoon contained 1.0 parts per billion of microcystin. That was up from 0.5 ppb Monday and 0.4 ppb Tuesday. The test performed Thursday showed the level at 0.5 ppb, city spokesman Stacy Weber said.

The U.S. EPA in May said it is *acceptable* for people school-age and older to *drink ++tap water++* with up to 1.6 parts per billion of microcystin in it. 
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People have wigged out about the level of microcystin in raw water when that  same level is acceptable in our tap water.

The public's reaction to the current microcystin levels in raw water is embarrassingly ignorant.

If the public, however, has a certain amount of distrust toward the water department, then that's understandable.

May 12, 2015 Toledo Talk "thread":http://toledotalk.com/cgi-bin/tt.pl/article/191032/Water_not_safeagain started by hockeyfan:

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Just got a [snail-mail] letter today *[May 12]* from the Toledo Water Treatment Plant.  It says that "The city of toledo public water system did not meet treatment requirements due to limitations of the current chlorine feed facility. 

It goes on to say that on *March 18,* 2015, 2% of the total flow was not in contact with chlorine or a similar disinfectant for a minimum amount of time.

... people with severely compromised immune systems and some elderly may be at increased risk.
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It took about seven weeks for the water department to inform the public via snail mail, concerning a treatment plant issue. 

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