Flint in line for grant to replace lead water lines

The grants were announced Thursday during a visit to Flint by Sylvia Burwell, head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The group advocates publicly owned water systems, which it says provide the most equitable and affordable service, and the group stands up “to corporations that puts profits before people”, it says.

Not the only guilty party: Poster offers a $5,000 reward for “citizen arrest” of Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, whose officials played a key role in the Flint water crisis. He used the painting as a permanent reminder of children affected in Flint.

State data shows more than 600 homes in the city have tested positive for lead water rates above the federal action limit of 15 ppb.

The news comes as The Intercept revealed Wednesday that Flint residents who drank lead-poisoned water may have also drank toxic perfluorinated compounds, also known as PFCs, after the city switched the water system to the long-polluted Flint River.

Other protestors are calling on Mr. Snyder to find the funding to replace all the lead pipes in Flint.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he wants to connect health care providers with community support networks as part of an effort to help Flint residents amid the city’s crisis with lead-tainted water.

States have first-line enforcement responsibilities to compel public water systems to comply with drinking water regulations, the report said.

The CRS identified regulatory implementation, monitoring protocols, compliance, oversight issues and the lead regulation itself as contributing factors in the failure to effectively prevent, identify and respond to high lead levels in Flint’s drinking water.

The lawmakers unanimously OK’d the measure Thursday. It would not cover the entirety of the charges for the foul and undrinkable water, but 65 percent for residential customers and 20 percent for businesses. He is the attorney behind two pending lawsuits that were filed after residents saw water and sewer rates increase by double-digit percentages in 2011 and 2012, he said.

If consumed, lead can cause developmental delays and learning disabilities in children. On the other end of the spectrum, the report says household water use was most affordable in Phoenix, Arizona, where the annual tab came to $84.24.

That hesitancy by lenders could eventually lead to a stop on all new financing for Flint home sales, and cause houses within the city to be unsellable. He’s faced criticism and protests, but has said he’s focusing on resolving the crisis.