Can Flint, Michigan Happen Here?

By Mike Switzer

Published May 4, 2016 at 5:10 AM EDT

We are all aware of the tainted water supply issues facing the residents of Flint, Michigan. Fortunately, South Carolina is generally blessed with some of the best ground water in the country – good tasting and free from hardness-causing minerals and natural contaminants. However, that doesn’t mean our state is exempt from concerns about lead, chemical and biological hazards in the water. These are the kinds of problems related to infrastructure, agriculture, or industrial activities in and around populated areas…and can happen anywhere.

Mike Switzer interviews John Woodard, Technical Sales Manager for Fresh Water Systems in Greenvilles, SC, who is certified as a Master Water Specialist by the Water Quality Association.

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After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years, tripling sales along the way. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.

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