7 Action News has learned Governor Snyder has just suspended two employees of the Department of Environmental Quality – for their involvement in the city’s water switch and resulting lead contamination.
It’s unclear what roles the employees played in the crisis, and they are not being named because they are civil servants.
We do know they have been suspended without pay – and will be the subject of an expedited investigation hearing that could lead to their firing.
“Michiganders need to be able to depend on state government to do what’s best for them and in the case of the DEQ that means ensuring their drinking water is safe,” Snyder said in a statement. “Some DEQ actions lacked common sense and that resulted in this terrible tragedy in Flint. I look forward to the results of the investigation to ensure these mistakes don’t happen again.”
Stay with WXYZ and WXYZ.com as more information becomes available.
