Should you bathe/shower in Flint water (or any water)?
Using a public water supply for drinking or bathing, is a decision that each and every one of us have to make every day based on trust, science and other factors. The trust issue is critical and cannot be underestimated. After what occurred in Flint from 2014 to the present day, if residents decide to never use tap water again for cooking, bathing or showering, who could blame them? Or for that matter, who could blame those making a similar decision after having witnessed (or hearing about) the Flint water crisis ? We have met with residents of Washington D.C. who decades after being misled about water safety by CDC, EPA and the local utility DC WASA , will never drink unfiltered tap water again. That strikes us as a perfectly reasonable and rational decision based on life experience. We would never try to “change your mind” on the issue of trust one way or another. We are very upset that certain agencies responsible for water safety in this country, have proven themselves untrus...
