Ohio state EPA chief blasts 'woefully inadequate' toxic water regulations

Agency says it averted disaster of the sort seen in Flint by revoking license of head of water treatment in Sebring but calls for fixing of 'broken' federal rules

National water regulations are "broken" and need urgent repair to avoid a public health crisis, Ohio's top environmental regulator has warned, amid growing criticism of the US Environmental Protection Agency's failure to eradicate misleading tests for lead in drinking water.

The Ohio EPA said it has headed off the sort of toxic water disaster seen in the city of Flint by revoking the license of the head of water treatment for the village of Sebring, where elevated lead levels were discovered.