ocaesar t1_je10xwx wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:13 PM

Reply to comment by EthanSayfo in [Baltimore Sun] 🚨East Palestine, Ohio wastewater won't be treated at Baltimore company following rejection from Mayor Brandon Scott's administration.🚨 by z3mcs

Holy hell, I agree with you but you really are missing the point. The water would have been treated at a separate facility operated by a separate entity. That facility just happens to be on the same property as the abysmally run treatment plant.

EthanSayfo t1_je15vx0 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:44 PM

I’m not missing the point, you are. The community has no reason to trust that Back River is even in a position to competently evaluate and deal with the treated water they receive from Clean Harbors. Period. We need to be able to trust the public authority to do their part of the job. Do I think Clean Harbors should be trusted without any additional, trustworthy verifications being done by authorities beholden to the public? No. And neither do the many people who objected to this.