Michigan Town Told Drinking Water Isn’t Safe
Having safe, clean drinking water is of great importance. Now, residents in one Michigan town are being told that their drinking water could be contaminated, so they should avoid using it in pretty much any capacity for the time being. The story behind how the drinking water possibly got contaminated is pretty wild, too.
Michigan Town Under a Drinking Water Advisory
A “security breach” at a local Michigan water treatment plant has resulted in a water advisory for a local township. During this water advisory, residents are advised to avoid drinking or using tap water, whether it be for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, preparing food, making ice or giving water to pets. Residents should boil water until the advisory is lifted.
Residents in Sylvan Township, which is in Washtenaw County near Ann Arbor, have been told by the county’s sheriff’s department that a “Do Not Drink Water Advisory” is in place due to an “incident” at the Sylvan Township Water Treatment Plant. Of course, this statement got people curious. What happened? What’s this said “incident.” So, the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office made another announcement stating that officials “discovered a security breach of the water treatment plant Monday morning” and that “damage was done to the interior of the plant including tampering of the controls system.” They added that “there is evidence of other attempts to damage local infrastructure” and that “township officials are working with local law enforcement and state officials to investigate. There is no visual evidence the water was contaminated, but testing needs to be done to confirm.”
There’s more, too. Michigan State Police announced in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that officials were dispatched to the water treatment plant around 7 a.m. ET after employees said someone had broken into the plant. The officers on the scene found the suspect, a 33-year-old male from Belleville, leaving the treatment plant. Then, state police arrested the suspect. According to officials likely “gained entry onto the property by cutting through a barbed wire fence.” He was lodged at the Washtenaw County Jail and will face a variety of charges. The state police added that, “Upon making entry into the building he spray-painted the windows in what appeared to be an attempt to not be seen in the building. He also created a makeshift bed from items in the building.” Here’s hoping the water gets safe again soon. Read below for Michigan’s 10 most dangerous cities.
