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News Briefs: EPA Official Says 'No Reasonable Operator' Would Have OK'd Flint Plant

In this week's water and wastewater news, a high-ranking EPA official says Flint's water plant shouldn't have been approved by the state; and more than 300 schools in San Diego, California, are testing for lead

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News Briefs: EPA Official Says 'No Reasonable Operator' Would Have OK'd Flint Plant

Robert Kaplan, the EPA’s interim Region 5 director, says Flint, Michigan’s water plant should never have gotten the approval to operate.

“No reasonable plant operator would have given the go-ahead, and in fact they didn’t,” said Robert Kaplan, interim Region 5 director for...

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