WASHINGTON — Five people will be called to testify about the Flint water crisis before a House committee Feb. 3.
Among those being called to testify are former Flint emergency manager Darnell Earley, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Keith Creagh, and Marc Edwards, the Virginia Tech researcher who first noticed the issues with Flint’s water.
Two officials with the Environmental Protection Agency are also being called to testify: Joel Beauvais, acting deputy assistant administrator of the office of water, and Miguel Del Toral, EPA Region 5 water researcher.
The five officials will testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform at 9 a.m. Feb. 3 in Washington D.C. The hearing will focus on the EPA’s role in the crisis, namely the violation of the Safe Water Drinking Act, according to a memo.
Gov. Rick Snyder was not called to testify at the hearing.
Flint’s water became contaminated with too much lead when its water source was switched in a cost-cutting measure in 2014. The more corrosive water from the Flint River caused the city’s water pipes to leach lead into the drinking water.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
