On January 9th WV was put under a "DO NOT USE" order on water, except for flushing and fire extinguishing. 7800 gallons of crude MCHM (4-MethylCycloHexane Methanol) had made its way into the water system (owned by WV American Water) which serves 300,000 WV citizens and is regulated by the Public Service Commission. MCHM is classified as an oil, and in pure form according to the CDC is safe at 1PPM or lower for human consumption. We were told to flush our water pipes for a total of 20 minutes. The US Agency for Toxic Substances says this is not safe and we should have flushed longer. The state and county officials say its safe to drink, yet they themselves will not. Our children are being sent back to school with unsafe water - they are using bottled water. We demand the truth!
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