Actually, Detroit cut them off before the new source was ready to come online. "The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department sends Flint a letter terminating thei

Actually, 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-...