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THE WATER BAN IS LIFTED IN YET
ANOTHER ZONE IN THIS AREA.
>> I HOPE PEOPLE AREN'T JUST
THINKING THIS IS WEST VIRGINIA.
THIS COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE.
>> Reporter: IT IS A SCENARIO
SOME PEOPLE FEAR COULD HAPPEN
AGAIN, A CHEMICAL LEAK FROM A
TANK THAT GETS INTO THE WATER
SUPPLY SHUTTING DOWN RESTAURANTS
AND BUSINESSES AND FORCING
PEOPLE TO RELY ON BOTTLED WATER
FOR DAYS.
USABLE WATER IS FLOWING AGAIN
FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
IN CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEVEL OF
GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT AT THE
PLANT WHERE THE LEAK HAPPENED
AND HOW IT HAPPENED LINGER.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE
DRINKING POISONOUS WATER BEFORE
WE REALIZE THERE IS A REASON FOR
GOVERNMENT AND REGULATION IN
THIS COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: SALLY KOHN SAYS
LACK OF GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY COULD
CAUSE WHAT HAPPENED IN WEST
VIRGINIA TO HAPPEN ELSEWHERE.
>> WE HAVE COMPANIES THAT ARE
WORKING WITH DANGEROUS CHEMICALS
IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY CITY IN
EVERY TOWN ALL ACROSS THIS
COUNTRY.
AND THAT'S FINE ON SOME LEVEL.
WE LIKE CORPORATIONS.
WE LIKE CORPORATIONS TO DO
INNOVATIVE THINGS AND GOOD FOR
THEM TO WANT TO MAKE A PROFIT.
WE NEED TO BALANCE THAT WITH
EFFECTIVE REGULATIONS.
>> Reporter: SOME SAY REGULATION
ISN'T THE ISSUE.
IT IS IMPLEMENTATION.
>> I AM CONFIDENT THAT THERE ARE
REGULATIONS TO PROTECT THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: IN CHARLESTON MAYOR
JONES BELIEVES THE
INVESTIGATIONS WILL PROVIDE SOME
ANSWERS.
>> IF THERE HAD BEEN
ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS THEY