Whelton is encouraging Maui to require property owners to test their own service lines on their side of the meter and to install backflow prevention devices.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/11/it-will-be-years-before-clean-water-is-restored-in-lahaina/

“When you burn people’s belongings, vehicles and boats, we don’t necessarily have a good understanding of what those chemicals are,” said Professor Andrew Whelton, the director of Purdue University’s Center for Plumbing Safety.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/08/14/maui-officials-and-scientists-warn-that-after-flames-flicker-out-toxic-particles-will-remain/