for one American city the once safe drinking water could lead to serious
drinking water could lead to serious
drinking water could lead to serious illness and disease welcome to
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five crucial facts you should know about the Flint water crisis number five what
the Flint water crisis number five what
the Flint water crisis number five what is the Flint water crisis on March 25th
is the Flint water crisis on March 25th
is the Flint water crisis on March 25th 2013 Flint Michigan City Council voted 7
2013 Flint Michigan City Council voted 7
2013 Flint Michigan City Council voted 7 to 1 to switch the city’s water supply
to 1 to switch the city’s water supply
to 1 to switch the city’s water supply from the Detroit water and sewage
from the Detroit water and sewage
from the Detroit water and sewage department to a new 233 million dollar
department to a new 233 million dollar
department to a new 233 million dollar project in the making the caret nandi
project in the making the caret nandi
project in the making the caret nandi Water Authority however the KWA was not
Water Authority however the KWA was not
Water Authority however the KWA was not scheduled for completion until the end
scheduled for completion until the end
scheduled for completion until the end of 2016 so when Detroit water gave Flint
of 2016 so when Detroit water gave Flint
of 2016 so when Detroit water gave Flint 12 months notice on their long-standing
12 months notice on their long-standing
12 months notice on their long-standing now severed water agreement the city was
now severed water agreement the city was
now severed water agreement the city was forced to find an alternative temporary
forced to find an alternative temporary
forced to find an alternative temporary supply use of the Flint River as a
supply use of the Flint River as a
supply use of the Flint River as a backup source began in April 2014 but
backup source began in April 2014 but
backup source began in April 2014 but problems quickly came to light Flint
problems quickly came to light Flint
problems quickly came to light Flint residents complained that their tap
residents complained that their tap
residents complained that their tap water smelled and tasted bad despite
water smelled and tasted bad despite
water smelled and tasted bad despite local authorities including mayor Dayne
local authorities including mayor Dayne
local authorities including mayor Dayne walling insisting quote it’s a quality
walling insisting quote it’s a quality
walling insisting quote it’s a quality safe product a rush for store-bought
safe product a rush for store-bought
safe product a rush for store-bought mineral water followed which was again
mineral water followed which was again
mineral water followed which was again dismissed as unnecessary by local
dismissed as unnecessary by local
dismissed as unnecessary by local government quote I think people are
government quote I think people are
government quote I think people are wasting their precious money buying
wasting their precious money buying
wasting their precious money buying bottled water waling said number 4 what
bottled water waling said number 4 what
bottled water waling said number 4 what is wrong with the water the initial
is wrong with the water the initial
is wrong with the water the initial problem was the presence of total
problem was the presence of total
problem was the presence of total trihalomethanes or TT hm a chemical
trihalomethanes or TT hm a chemical
trihalomethanes or TT hm a chemical contamination formed as a byproduct of
contamination formed as a byproduct of
contamination formed as a byproduct of disinfecting water if consumed over many
disinfecting water if consumed over many
disinfecting water if consumed over many years TT HM can lead to a series of
years TT HM can lead to a series of
years TT HM can lead to a series of major health concerns including liver
major health concerns including liver
major health concerns including liver and kidney issues as well as increasing
and kidney issues as well as increasing
and kidney issues as well as increasing the risk of cancer PTH M levels were
the risk of cancer PTH M levels were
the risk of cancer PTH M levels were eventually brought under control by
eventually brought under control by
eventually brought under control by September 2015
September 2015
September 2015 but the problem had already been
but the problem had already been
but the problem had already been replaced with another serious issue on
replaced with another serious issue on
replaced with another serious issue on October 1st Genesee County declared a
October 1st Genesee County declared a
October 1st Genesee County declared a public health emergency after reports
public health emergency after reports
public health emergency after reports found the Flint water supply
found the Flint water supply
found the Flint water supply contaminated with lead we started to
contaminated with lead we started to
contaminated with lead we started to lose our hair all five of us and we
lose our hair all five of us and we
lose our hair all five of us and we started developing rashes on our arms
started developing rashes on our arms
started developing rashes on our arms and our face while harmful for everyone
and our face while harmful for everyone
and our face while harmful for everyone the ingestion of lead is
the ingestion of lead is
the ingestion of lead is sidered especially dangerous for
sidered especially dangerous for
sidered especially dangerous for children as it can damage early
children as it can damage early
children as it can damage early development of the brain and central
development of the brain and central
development of the brain and central nervous system with eight thousand six
nervous system with eight thousand six
nervous system with eight thousand six hundred and fifty-seven children exposed
hundred and fifty-seven children exposed
hundred and fifty-seven children exposed to the drinking water according to
to the drinking water according to
to the drinking water according to census data which doesn’t include
census data which doesn’t include
census data which doesn’t include outside visitors or the unborn children
outside visitors or the unborn children
outside visitors or the unborn children of pregnant women the outcry was
of pregnant women the outcry was
of pregnant women the outcry was understandably huge number three who is
understandably huge number three who is
understandably huge number three who is responsible for the lead toxicity let
responsible for the lead toxicity let
responsible for the lead toxicity let came to be in the water supply because
came to be in the water supply because
came to be in the water supply because water sourced from the Flint River is
water sourced from the Flint River is
water sourced from the Flint River is more corrosive than that which had been
more corrosive than that which had been
more corrosive than that which had been previously used as a result lead was
previously used as a result lead was
previously used as a result lead was being leached from the insides of aging
being leached from the insides of aging
being leached from the insides of aging water pipes at an ever-increasing rate
water pipes at an ever-increasing rate
water pipes at an ever-increasing rate in terms of responsibility the
in terms of responsibility the
in terms of responsibility the government has received heavy criticism
government has received heavy criticism
government has received heavy criticism for its repeated failures to act on the
for its repeated failures to act on the
for its repeated failures to act on the issue quickly and for its incorrect
issue quickly and for its incorrect
issue quickly and for its incorrect and sometimes unfounded claims that
and sometimes unfounded claims that
and sometimes unfounded claims that Flint’s drinking water is safe it took
Flint’s drinking water is safe it took
Flint’s drinking water is safe it took the publication of a series of
the publication of a series of
the publication of a series of independent reports and several months
independent reports and several months
independent reports and several months to elapsed before local authorities
to elapsed before local authorities
to elapsed before local authorities began to directly address the problem
began to directly address the problem
began to directly address the problem rather than arguing against it while
rather than arguing against it while
rather than arguing against it while governmental representatives had
governmental representatives had
governmental representatives had insisted that Flint’s water was
insisted that Flint’s water was
insisted that Flint’s water was drinkable almost all of the city’s
drinkable almost all of the city’s
drinkable almost all of the city’s population had been exposed to potential
population had been exposed to potential
population had been exposed to potential lead poisoning number two what has been
lead poisoning number two what has been
lead poisoning number two what has been done to combat the problem in early
done to combat the problem in early
done to combat the problem in early October 2015
October 2015
October 2015 Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced plans to reconnect with Detroit water
plans to reconnect with Detroit water
plans to reconnect with Detroit water but problems caused by the new corroded
but problems caused by the new corroded
but problems caused by the new corroded pipes continued despite ongoing public
pipes continued despite ongoing public
pipes continued despite ongoing public concerns since the April 2014 switch it
concerns since the April 2014 switch it
concerns since the April 2014 switch it was not until January 5th 2016 that
was not until January 5th 2016 that
was not until January 5th 2016 that Snyder declared a state of emergency
Snyder declared a state of emergency
Snyder declared a state of emergency throughout the following week Snyder
throughout the following week Snyder
throughout the following week Snyder worked to combat the crisis further by
worked to combat the crisis further by
worked to combat the crisis further by overseeing the distribution of bottled
overseeing the distribution of bottled
overseeing the distribution of bottled water water filters and home water
water water filters and home water
water water filters and home water testing kits out of water resource sites
testing kits out of water resource sites
testing kits out of water resource sites or else via door-to-door delivery On
or else via door-to-door delivery On
or else via door-to-door delivery On January 15th President Barack Obama
January 15th President Barack Obama
January 15th President Barack Obama declared the Flint water crisis as a
declared the Flint water crisis as a
declared the Flint water crisis as a federal emergency therefore pledging up
federal emergency therefore pledging up
federal emergency therefore pledging up to five million dollars in federal aid
to five million dollars in federal aid
to five million dollars in federal aid towards finding a solution but for some
towards finding a solution but for some
towards finding a solution but for some Flint residents it was too little too
Flint residents it was too little too
Flint residents it was too little too late as many believe the state was slow
late as many believe the state was slow
late as many believe the state was slow to respond due to environmental racism
to respond due to environmental racism
to respond due to environmental racism aimed at the primarily poor mostly
aimed at the primarily poor mostly
aimed at the primarily poor mostly african-american residents
african-american residents
african-american residents of Flint Michigan’s it’s a racial crisis
of Flint Michigan’s it’s a racial crisis
of Flint Michigan’s it’s a racial crisis it’s a poverty crisis Democratic
it’s a poverty crisis Democratic
it’s a poverty crisis Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton went so far as to say that the Flint
went so far as to say that the Flint
went so far as to say that the Flint water crisis was a civil rights issue
water crisis was a civil rights issue
water crisis was a civil rights issue and not merely an environmental disaster
and not merely an environmental disaster
and not merely an environmental disaster if the kids in a rich suburb of Detroit
if the kids in a rich suburb of Detroit
if the kids in a rich suburb of Detroit had been drinking contaminated water and
had been drinking contaminated water and
had been drinking contaminated water and being bathed in it there would have been
being bathed in it there would have been
being bathed in it there would have been actions number one what is the next step
actions number one what is the next step
actions number one what is the next step for Flint Michigan for Flint
for Flint Michigan for Flint
for Flint Michigan for Flint it’s now a case of rebuilding reputation
it’s now a case of rebuilding reputation
it’s now a case of rebuilding reputation the water crisis has cast the city in a
the water crisis has cast the city in a
the water crisis has cast the city in a highly unfavorable light on both US
highly unfavorable light on both US
highly unfavorable light on both US national and international news and
national and international news and
national and international news and there’s a culture of fear flowing
there’s a culture of fear flowing
there’s a culture of fear flowing through the town the primary concern is
through the town the primary concern is
through the town the primary concern is to provide residents with clean drinking
to provide residents with clean drinking
to provide residents with clean drinking water once again even before the city’s
water once again even before the city’s
water once again even before the city’s planned joining of the KWA which was
planned joining of the KWA which was
planned joining of the KWA which was still scheduled to go ahead as of early
still scheduled to go ahead as of early
still scheduled to go ahead as of early 2016 and to address any health issues
2016 and to address any health issues
2016 and to address any health issues that may have been triggered by the
that may have been triggered by the
that may have been triggered by the contaminated supply as some effects of
contaminated supply as some effects of
contaminated supply as some effects of lead poisoning are more long-term the
lead poisoning are more long-term the
lead poisoning are more long-term the city may experience after-effects of the
city may experience after-effects of the
city may experience after-effects of the crisis for years to come it affects
crisis for years to come it affects
crisis for years to come it affects their cognition so they’re thinking it
their cognition so they’re thinking it
their cognition so they’re thinking it drops children’s IQ but with the
drops children’s IQ but with the
drops children’s IQ but with the situation now being watched by the White
situation now being watched by the White
situation now being watched by the White House residents hope that a short-term
House residents hope that a short-term
House residents hope that a short-term solution is found quickly after that
solution is found quickly after that
solution is found quickly after that it’ll be down to the local government to
it’ll be down to the local government to
it’ll be down to the local government to try and win back the trust of their
try and win back the trust of their
try and win back the trust of their people did these facts get you thinking
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