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Resident urges council to review water-testing protocols and EPA role after federal changes
Summary
A long-time Concord resident expressed concern about federal regulatory changes affecting water safety and requested a meeting with the city manager to review how Concord tests and defines drinking-water purity.
A Concord resident raised concerns about the future of drinking-water safety at the council's public-comment period, saying changes at federal agencies could affect local standards.
Wendy Miller, who said she has lived in the city since 1981, told the council she planned to request a meeting with City Manager Mister Payne to discuss the city's water-testing process and how the city defines —water purity.— Miller said she is worried that potential reductions in federal oversight by agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency could weaken protections and referenced Flint, Michigan, as an extreme example she hopes Concord avoids.
What the resident requested: Miller asked the council to consider whether Concord and Cabarrus County have local methodologies to determine water quality independent of potential federal changes, and she asked for council and staff discussion of the topic.
Record note: The comment was made during the public-comment portion of the meeting; no formal council action or referral was recorded at the meeting. The city manager was asked to be available for follow-up contact, and Miller asked to leave contact information with the city clerk.
Ending: Staff did not announce a specific follow-up at the meeting. Miller said she would request a brief meeting with the city manager to initiate the review.
