Buhs says state employees in Flint can also use drinking fountains.
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That occurred after Flint announced it had briefly flunked some drinking water standards apart from the current lead contamination. The more corrosive Flint water caused lead to leach from pipes into the water going into residents’ homes and businesses.
An official for the state Department of Technology, Management and Budget, which oversees state office buildings, told the Detroit Free Press that state workers were never told the tap water was unsafe, the coolers were just an alternative.
On Thursday, U.S. Senate Democrats proposed up to $400 million in emergency federal aid for Flint – contingent on the state matching the funds dollar for dollar. As CNN reported, Sen. Gary Peters said at a news conference at the Capitol. Debbie Stabenow have introduced a bill to assist Flint.
“We have a crisis in Flint. we have a situation where people can not drink the water coming out of the tap”. John Cornyn of Texas, the No. 2 ranking Republican in the Senate.
In response, Snyder admitted that there was a trust issue between the state government and citizens.
The witness list for the hearing, set for Wednesday on Capitol Hill, includes environmental officials and a former Flint emergency manager. Should that not have also alerted them to look a little closer at Flint’s water quality, especially given its recent change in sourcing? “Right now we are concerned about the damage that has been done to the brains of these children due to their intake of this water”.
The Lehigh Valley’s water contains high levels of minerals, which can lead to buildup in pipes that helps prevent lead from leaching into the water, Gross said.
“You would have to send 200 bottles a day, per person, to cover what the average American (we are Americans in Flint) needs each day”, he wrote.
Jake May/AP Flint, Mich., native and filmmaker Michael Moore is calling for a revolt in MI.
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They switched the water supply back to Lake Huron one month later.
The money will pay for bottled water, faucet filters, testing kits, additional school nurses, medical treatment and to help the city with unpaid water bills.
Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan, said the emails and document offer new evidence of the Snyder administration’s indifference towards the people of Flint.
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-Flint’s water became contaminated when the city switched from the Detroit’s municipal system and began drawing water from the Flint River in April 2014 to save money. An unknown number of children have been exposed.
