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Flint Water Crisis (Michigan)2018-03-07T16:22:35-08:00

Flint Water Crisis (Michigan)

Flint, Michigan was once the home of General Motors’ largest auto plant. Its water quality has always been poor, but in 2015 it was revealed that the city’s aging pipe system was corroding and sloughing dangerous levels of lead into the water. As of May 2017, lawsuits against the government for hundreds of millions of dollars were pending, and four government officials have been charged with felonies related to the crisis.

VIDEO: Flint water crisis: Some residents still unable to drink tap water three years later

Fox News » Crews are at work in Flint, Mich., but less than 25 percent of the lead pipes have been replaced and poisonous water continues to flow into most houses three years after concerns surfaced.

November 3, 2017|

Five oversight issues EPA says may have fueled the Flint water crisis

MLive.com » The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality missed or ignored several opportunities to identify growing problems within the Flint water system during the city’s water crisis, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new audit says.

October 27, 2017|

State looking to build trust in Flint water response

Michigan Radio » State officials are looking at ways to improve their response to Flint’s water crisis, almost three years after the disastrous decision to pump water from the Flint River. 

January 20, 2017|

Federal state of emergency ends in Flint as researchers say water crisis in recovery

PBS News Hour » A federal state of emergency imposed this year after residents of Flint, Michigan, were exposed to widespread lead contamination in their water supply ended on Sunday, leaving some of the financial repercussions from the health emergency in the hands of state officials.

August 14, 2016|

71 Michigan water systems now have higher lead levels than Flint

Michigan Live » Public water systems in Michigan had lead levels ranging from zero to 82 parts per billion of lead in the first six months of this year, according to records requested by MLive-The Flint Journal through the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

October 30, 2017|

Flint sees improvement

WQP Magazine » Testing from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality showed that Flint, Mich., homes that had their water lines replaced have lower lead levels in their water. Nearly all homes with replacement lines tested below federal lead guidelines.

October 25, 2017|

Flint Residents Outraged After Discovering the City is Quietly Seeking Bids from Private Water Companies

Think Progress » Flint, Michigan city officials issued a request for proposal (RFP) for a private company to conduct an analysis of the city’s water system and make recommendations for improvements. City residents believe this is an opening for water privatization and have expressed their opposition. Reports by the Food & Water Watch, a consumer watchdog group, found out of the U.S.’s 500 largest water systems, privately run utilities charged 59% more than those under local government control and can result in service declines and local job losses.

May 2, 2016|

What’s underground? Michigan, Flint to commission infrastructure study on lead pipes

Michigan Live » The State of Michigan will contract with the engineering firm Rowe Professional Services for a study to determine where lead pipes and service lines are located within the city of Flint. Information about the city’s pipe system is stored on 45,000 index cards. Officials estimate there are 5,000 lead service lines; 25,000 non-lead service lines; and 25,000 service lines made of unidentified material.

February 10, 2016|

Class-action lawsuit seeks $150 million refund for water bills and fixing pipes

Michigan Live » More than 30,000 residents of Flint, Michigan have filed a class-action lawsuit against several state and city officials seeking $75 million in refunds for water bills, and $75 million to assist with costs for incidental damage and the replacement of residential lead pipes. The lawsuit claims state and city officials were aware of the water problem, provided bottled water to state employees, and prevented residents from being informed. The State of Michigan and the City of Flint have not yet responded to the allegations.

February 2, 2016|

Emergency manager calls City Council’s Flint River vote ‘incomprehensible’

Michigan Live » The Flint City Council voted to approve purchasing water from Detroit instead of continuing to use Flint River as the water source. The city’s Emergency Manager, who was appointed by the Governor, claims it will cost $12 million more per year to make this change, and that water from Detroit is no safer than water from Flint. Residents have complained about the water quality since April 2014, and testing in early 2015 found Flint water to be in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act.

March 24, 2015|

See initial water quality report from Flint consultant Veolia North America

Michigan Live » The Flint, Michigan City Council hired Veolia North America to test the city’s water system and provide recommendations for improvements. Although the poor water quality violated the Safe Drinking Water Act, the consultants found the water to be safe for consumption. This article provides a slide show of Veolia’s Interim Water Quality Report.

February 20, 2015|
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