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In homes with copper pipes, the median water lead level dropped from 3.0 micrograms per liter (μg/L) to <1 μg/L; galvanized steel service lines dropped from a median water lead level of 7.2 μg/L to 1.9 μg/L, and lead service lines dropped from a median water lead level of 9.9 μg/L to 2.3 μg/L. [172] 1 μg/L is equivalent to 1 part per ...
The fallout in Flint included a federal government investigation, the resignation of then-Gov. Rick Snyder’s environmental chief and the city’s return to using Detroit water. Meanwhile, amid ...
OPINION: Flint, Michigan, residents marked the 10-year anniversary of the water crisis by calling for justice and accountability, and they still don’t trust the water. The post 10 years later ...
FLINT — For the first time since the water crisis began in 2014, a presidential campaign event was held in Flint Tuesday with no mention of the lead poisoning of the city's drinking water supply
978-1-250-12514-9 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 .
This was done as a precaution to citizens since the water did test positive for many different harmful contaminants in the tested areas. [84] In 2018, DC Water's Drinking Water Quality Report states that there is infrastructure in Washington, DC that contains lead that may impact the drinking water in certain areas.
This is not the first time there have been mass mailings threatening liens in Flint’s post-water-crisis world. In 2017, the city sent 8,002 notices to customers in arrears.
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.