Will Williams live up to his promise?

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Letter to the Editor

In May 2012, Perry Williams was a candidate for Greer CPW Commissioner. I wrote a letter to the editor requesting that he ask Williams his view on chloramine, the water disinfectant Greer CPW uses. In his response Williams said the following: “...I promise to be ever vigilant in seeking out alternatives to chloramines.”

Chloramine is bleach and ammonia. Well-known environmental activist Erin Brockovich has been complaining about how corrosive chloramine is because it leaches lead out of lead pipes. If it is this corrosive, what can it do to skin, intestines, sinus passages, and respiratory passages over time? This corrosive chemical caused my mom and me to have horrible stomach cramps and red, burning skin rashes. You can see before and after chloramine skin rash pictures at www.chloramine.org.

On March 2, 2016 Erin Brockovich posted the following on her Facebook page: “Chloramine use WILL result in immediate health issues, chronic health issues....” She also included a recent Stockton, California T.V. news video in her post. In the video a woman talks about the symptoms her family experiences after bathing in the water. Her son gets rashes on his back, and her husband gets red, burning eyes. About a month ago Stockton switched from chlorine to chloramine. Five thousand people in Stockton have joined together to fight chloramine. There are more groups fighting chloramine in Missouri, Pennsylvania, Vermont, South Carolina, Oklahoma, and Alaska.

In January of this year, Williams was elected chairman of the CPW commissioner’s board again. In light of the fact that Erin Brockovich is saying chloramine is dangerous to health, will Williams live up to his promise of being ever vigilant in seeking out alternatives to chloramine? Please ask him.

Chad Anderson
Lyman

The Greer Citizen

317 Trade Street Greer, SC 29651

Phone: 1-864-877-2076

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