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stackered t1_jdufcqk wrote

Thanks for deregulating the EPA Trump, its really helping our profits soar!

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69superman t1_jduqm25 wrote

this has nothing to do with politics... a pipe ruptured and it leeched into a creek because of that. Not dumped.

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chiliparty t1_jdv4vyg wrote

How often was that pipeline required to be inspected? Were there standards that pipe was supposed to meet to safely avoid rupture, would it have been scheduled for replacement if EPA deregulation wouldn't have happened?

I don't know the answers, but to say a ruptured pipe could have "nothing to do with politics" is just wrong. It's very possible it could have been avoided with stronger regulations.

Incidents like this should also be used to inform future policy regarding inspection, structural, and safety requirements for both new and old pipelines, to strive to minimize more incidents like it in the future.

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bloody_boogers t1_jdvovqt wrote

Tell me you don’t know what the EPA does without telling me you don’t know what the EPA does.

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RadioNearby2926 OP t1_jdswzfl wrote

Email from NJAW. Shortly followed by an automated call with the same message. Wife went to the store to stock up on bottled water and everyone had the same idea.

Hoping for the best, preparing for the bad.

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rusaxman t1_jdt5zmu wrote

Same thing over here in Eastern Camden County. I filled up a bunch of containers just in case. My wife struck out with regular bottled water but got some flavored water. Will we need it? No idea. But I'd rather get some now than when word gets out that we have to.

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Ilikebacontoo t1_jdtbo45 wrote

Check graingers and other supply stores that sell to the public. Many carry water for the field workers they sell to and not many people think of them times like this. Worst case, online order from stores, since it's just the local area being affected you should have no problem ordering it for delivery.

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Comfortable_Teaching t1_jdud8pp wrote

Went to Sam's Club today and the line was out the door and down the street with people from the Delaware and Philly area buying carts and carts of water. Just a head's up for people going out to the stores over the weekend.

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kyutek t1_jdv3msi wrote

I was wondering why the Costco in cherry hill was a nightmare yesterday. All I needed was a single rotisserie chicken 😭

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pootaytoechip t1_jdt8wui wrote

Any details like length and what kind of chemical spilled?

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KakAlakin t1_jdvwiha wrote

Any word from TWW? Or is their problem still everything else in the water?

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KakAlakin t1_jdxcw0u wrote

i found Trenton Waters announcement. intake is upstream of the issue but they are monitoring the situation.

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macguy2002 t1_jdx0oqq wrote

If New Jersey does not source any of their water from the Delaware River why are they even bothering to tell anybody in this area about it?

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HeWhoSlaysNoobs t1_jdxbxt4 wrote

Except… we do. American Water Company does.

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macguy2002 t1_jdxk5aq wrote

Yeah I just read into it, it just confusing because I guess the source that we get it from is not the same as Philadelphia so our system is not at risk

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