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The city of Flint, MI didn't have a water problem until the governor took control of the budget, appointed a special administrator, who promptly switched that c
by yardie 4y ago
The city of Flint, MI didn't have a water problem until the governor took control of the budget, appointed a special administrator, who promptly switched that city over to a polluted water source.
- mattmcknight 4y agoActually, Detroit cut them off before the new source was ready to come online. "The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department sends Flint a letter terminating their water service contract, effective in 12 months, or April 2014, which means Flint must find an alternative source of water until the Karegnondi construction is completed" [1] In addition, the water was not polluted. When they switched to the Flint River source, they failed to add corrosion controls, so the accumulated corrosion in Flint's existing lead pipes quickly dissolved, allowing lead from the pipes to seep into the water. [1] https://www.freep.com/pages/interactives/flint-water-crisis-timeline/ https://www.freep.com/pages/interactives/flint-water-crisis-...