Michigan proposes strategy to determine if Flint water safe

“Bishop Trotter along with other leaders will be calling for a federal investigation into the practices of the governor, his office and even the local officials just to get to the root of the problem”, said church spokesperson Sean Howard.

“I always try to think of the person in Flint (who) can’t use the water coming out of the tap, and what their life is like”, Snyder said.

Residents had been given filters, but it has now been discovered that lead readings at 26 homes sampled are 10-times the federal limit for the filters to be effective. In fact, they have been hired to be in charge of making sure the water supply in Flint is safe to drink. This corrosive flow leached lead from aging pipes, and now the children of Flint have ingested far more than enough to harm their mental and physical development.

According to a report from Automotive News, GM had a major red flag back in 2014 with its water supply.

The coolers were introduced after Flint officials warned residents about elevated levels of a disinfection byproduct called trihalomethane in the city’s water.

While the city’s plan could bring some relief to sections of the city within weeks, there are some big caveats.

Young said GWC has technicians available to help with testing for any customers concerned about their water.

Glasgow’s system also has not seen problems with lead. But they also urged residents to have their water tested, if they had not done so already.

Traxler Printing will again collect cases of bottled water Monday-Friday 8am-6pm.

The federal Department of Health and Human Services is expected to update Creagh today about the residual impact of chlorine added earlier to city water. “The most recent testing occurred in the summer of 2013”, Schaffer said. After making the switch to Flint River water that same year, union employees noticed corrosion of engine blocks.

$500,000 for mental health crisis counseling.

“There was failure at the local, the state and the federal level”, Snyder said, just before signing the legislation. What Flint is seeing, however, are some levels higher than 150 parts per billion – in other words, what can safely be removed by those filters.

“Older homes are more likely to have service lines and plumbing containing lead”, he said. “We make our own mulch by gathering grass clippings from after they mow the highway”.

She says she yelled “How was your water?” New research shows other cities in MI where children are testing positive at higher levels of lead. “If you have not had your water tested, get it tested now”.

The group in charge of the study said the water had 20 times more lead than a sample from Detroit, meaning people in Flint were exposed to lead poisoning. Determining how much of that piping is lead is a crucial step for any remediation, officials say. “The Flint community needs us, and MMCC in conjunction with our various partners are helping by providing them with clean drinking water, filters, educational material related to the hazardous water, offering free lead testing, and raising money to assist the Flint communities”.

That is all expected to be combined with data about whether a home is occupied so that resources can be targeted toward where people live.