A toxin discovered in a northwestern Ohio treatment plant left 400,000 people without drinkable tap water for a second day Sunday.
Residents of Toledo, its suburbs and small areas of southeastern Michigan began lining up for water after news of the contamination surfaced Saturday. Ohio Gov. John Kasich declared a state of emergency for Lucas, Wood and Fulton counties and deployed the National Guard to get water and meals ready to eat, or MREs, to the area.
"(It's) a different algae species," said Executive Director, Anderson Regional Joint Water System Scott Willett. "Though it doesn't seem like it, we are lucky."
The algae in which continues to cause taste and odor issues in Anderson's water does not contain the same substance which has shut down Toledo's water supply.
"What's more important than water? Water's about life," Kasich said. "We know it's difficult. We know it's frustrating."
The governor said it was too early to say how long the water advisory will last or what caused toxins to spike suddenly in the drinking water.
"We don't really want to speculate on this," Kasich said. "When it comes to this water, we've got be very careful."