DENMARK, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina mayor says a researcher who worked with the water crisis in Michigan doesn't need to test the his town's drinking water even though he's already found lead pollution at some homes.
Denmark Mayor Gerald Wright tells the State newspaper in Columbia that the testing isn't necessary because state environmental officials have declared the water is safe.
But Virginia Tech professor Marc Edwards has found lead pollution in the tap water of some homes in Denmark and wants to do further testing. He says he can't access the wells without permission.
Edwards is credited with confirming the crisis of lead in the water supply in Flint, Michigan. He tested the water in some Denmark homes in response to complaints from residents of the town of about 3,300.
Information from: The State, http://www.thestate.com
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