Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has announced that tests have revealed the municipal water in the village of East Palestine is safe for residents to drink following the train derailment and controlled release of chemicals earlier this month.
The announcement from DeWine comes hours before East Palestine residents will have an opportunity to address their concerns in a town hall meeting.
In a release, DeWine says the results of new water testing by the Ohio EPA show no detection of contaminants in raw water from the five wells that feed into East Palestine's municipal water system. In addition, test results from the combined, treated water from all the wells showed no sign of contaminants associated with the derailment.
"With these tests results, Ohio EPA is confident that municipal water is safe to drink," DeWine's office noted.
However, several residents are still concerned for their health, and are weary of the Norfolk Southern Railway's efforts so far. Emma Henderson reports: [ Ссылка ] --
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