The Ohio EPA went months before warning residents of Sebring that their water was contaminated with lead.
Democratic Rep. John Boccieri of the Youngstown area wants to pass a law requiring officials to notify people about a contamination within 30 days of the discovery.
“This is a small, rural community in western Mahoning County," says Boccieri, "and I just think there was no sense of urgency and that’s what I want to get down to.”
Boccieri adds that the government also needs to deal with the larger issue of crumbling, aging water pipelines. |