EPD: No probe into airport de-icer flows to Flint

PEACHTREE CITY - Authorities plan no investigation to determine exactly how much de-icing fluid flowed into the Flint River last month because of a clogged drain at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. <br> <br> ``We&#39;ll never know how much of the chemical got into the river,&#39;&#39; Kevin Chambers, a spokesman for the Environmental Protection Division, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for Sunday&#39;s early edition. <br> <br> Environmental officials have said botched communications, human error and poor judgment caused the state to react slowly in handling the spill, which affected drinking water for thousands of Fayette County residents. <br> <br> The airport&#39;s de-icing system malfunctioned during the heavy snowstorm of Jan. 2-3 because of a clogged drain pipe in the underground system. The pipe is designed to hold up to 80,000 gallons of ethylene glycol. <br> <br> ``A lot of this could have been averted if they had made the public aware of what happened,&#39;&#39; Peachtree City resident Cathy Smith told the newspaper. ``We weren&#39;t notified by anybody.&#39;&#39;

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