(CNN) The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency knew in August that there was lead leakage into the water system of Sebring, Ohio, state lawmakers said Thursday. State Rep. John Boccieri and state Sen. Joe Schiavoni, both Democrats, called on the director of the Ohio EPA to publicly answer questions regarding recent evidence of lead exposure in the northeast Ohio village. "We have received no answer to our repeated questions about steps taken by the EPA, which shares a moral and legal obligation to notify the public when such a crisis evolves, to remedy this crisis." Boccieri wrote in a letter to Ohio Speaker of the House Cliff Rosenberger, a Republican.Ohio lawmakers say they want to know why Ohio EPA didn't inform public of lead problems earlierOhio EPA says it believes "a maximum of six homes" were affected by lead exposureThe state agency shows CNN a letter showing that the U.S. EPA's regional administrator supported its actions
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