Demands for accountability following water contamination in West Baltimore
Baltimore water officials are still searching for the cause of the E. coli contamination that left people in West Baltimore without safe, drinkable water for days.
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Baltimore water officials are still searching for the cause of the E. coli contamination that left people in West Baltimore without safe, drinkable water for days.
It remains unclear what caused the water contamination in West Baltimore. But its effect is undeniable: It is one more thing pulling on a frayed social and economic fabric, further stressing the need for sustainable solutions.
"It's a shame," said one woman as she picked up gallons of bottled water on Thursday. "Yes, we do feel neglected. Sandtown-Winchester is neglected. They make promises that they never keep."
Baltimore is the latest U.S. city to experience problems with main water system after E. coli bacteria was detected in some samples of the water supply forcing residents to use only bottled water.
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