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The study found that Flint water was "very corrosive" and "causing lead contamination in homes". It concluded in its report that "Flint River water leaches more lead from plumbing than does Detroit water. This is creating a public health threat in some Flint homes that have lead pipe or lead solder." [164] [189] [190]
The department also initially dismissed a researcher's reports about rising blood lead levels in Flint children. [14] A December 2015 report by the Flint Water Advisory Task Force found that "primary responsibility" for the Flint water crisis lies with the DEQ and that the department had agency "failed in its responsibility" to ensure safe ...
(A 2019 study prompted by the state of Michigan found the outbreak may be associated with the Flint water emergency but that, regardless, there was an ineffective public health response to the ...
Flint built its first water treatment plant (now defunct) in 1917. The city built a second plant in 1952. [2] At the time of Flint's population peak and economic height (when the city was the center of the automobile industry), Flint's plants pumped 100 million gallons (380,000 m 3) of water per day.
The state of Michigan has committed to finally remove the toxic lead pipes remaining at hundreds of homes in Flint, a lingering threat exposed earlier this year by Scripps News.
Flint was under control of a state-appointed emergency manager in 2014 when it switched its water source from Detroit's municipal system to the Flint River. Report: Michigan prosecutor charges 6 ...
In December, the State of Michigan notified the city it was in violation of the state’s Safe Drinking Water Act, in part for its inability to generate enough money to pay for its water system.
The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy is a 2018 book by journalist Anna Clark that examines the Flint water crisis. The book has five "positive" reviews, seven "rave" reviews, and one "mixed" review, according to review aggregator Book Marks .