Drinking Water In Flint

The Flint water crisis is an issue that has been plaguing the state of Michigan for over two years and has no feasible end in sight. The neglect of various government officials and employees has culminated in a public health danger for thousands of Michigan residents, by way of consumption of water with high levels of lead. Though the individuals deemed responsible for this deplorable situation have lost or resigned from their positions, and some criminal charges have been brought about, there is still a lot that has to be done to try and repair the damage that they did.

Contamination of Water Supply of Flint, Michigan Name: Institution: Contamination of the Water Supply of Flint Flint in Michigan is located 70 Miles away from the shores of large fresh water bodies, the Great Lakes. Despite this close proximity to the fresh water bodies, the residents have not been able to get the clean water. The water supply of Flint in Michigan in the United States has undergone serious water contamination crisis. The water crisis started in April 2014 (Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 2016). The contamination of drinking water began when the source of water was changed from the treated Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to the Flint River. This later led to a serious contamination of the water due to lead contamination hence creating more danger in the public health. The Flint River had a corrosive nature and caused lead from the old pipes to leach into the water supply. This caused heavy metals in the water supply. This posed serious health problems. For example, six thousand to twelve thousand children were exposed to the contaminated water. The blood-lead level in children increased. The alteration in the water source was the main reason behind the water crisis in Flint.

Summary The Flint Water Crisis is a current health and safety issue that is affecting thousands of Americans in Flint, Michigan. Residents of Flint are unable to use and trust the water from their taps due to high levels of contamination and lead exposure. Children and adults have both suffered from exposure to this water supply. Rashes and illness have been common across the city. The water crisis in Flint developed its start when the city stopped receiving their drinking water from Lake Huron and started tapping into the Flint river. Because of the many cost cutting measures, this change has lead to numerous environmental, economic, social, legal, ethical, and risk management concerns over how the Flint government handled this issue.

Everything requires money. The city of flint has been in economic cautious ever since general motors left. More than half of the city was employed there. The city has a total population of 99,002, where 41.6% of residents live below the poverty line. the average household income is just above $20,000. let me remind you, I said household, that means 2 working people live there. that means each person makes about $10,000. You simply cannot live off that amount of money. the people of this city were not leaving a lavish lifestyle, they are just struggling to stay afloat. The average water bill per month is roughly $50. That means that for 2 whole years, the average family paid $1,200 for contaminated water that was undrinkable. the whole point of switching water supply was to try to save money. by switching from the Detroit water supply to the flint river water supply they were going to save 8 million over 3 years. But instead of saving the city money it ended costing the city over 20 million dollars. Now for a town that is tight on money this outrageous spending is only going to spiral them deeper into

Clean drinking water is a necessity in everybody’s life. Many cities take for granted their seemingly infinite amount of water available to them but for Flint, Michigan residents, there is no such luxury. Many people in that area have been sickened or even killed with the water that is available to them. Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan should resign due to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan because his negligence may have long and short term effects on the health of the city’s residents. There is no excuse for how he is handling this; slowly, and ineffectively.

Water is one of life’s most precious resources. Without it, life as we know it would cease to exist. Almost all life is dependent on water for survival. Humanity uses water in almost everything they do in their daily lives, whether that be for consumption or production. However water

The city of Flint is 70 miles away from the costs of the Great Lakes which hold the greatest sources of fresh water, yet there residents still can't get clean tap water. 15% of homes in Flint Michigan are boarded up ,40% of the people are in poverty , high unemployment rate, and consistently on a list for most dangerous places to live in the nation .In an attempt to cut budget cost in 2014 Flint stop getting pre treated water from the city of Detroit . Problems began when the city started using water from the Flint river .Flint River is 19 times more corrosive than Lake Huron (Detroit water source) . City and state officials denied for months that there was a serious problem by that time, supply pipes had sustained major corrosion and lead

The water crisis The Flint water crisis has left no one from the damage, even the pets are getting sick of the poisoned water. That was what residents Lee and Ernie of Flint Michigan saw with their cat. Flint is a city in Michigan with a total population of approximately one hundred thousand residents. The issue with the water for Flints and its residents stated in 2014 when the city decided to switch from their water resource from the city of Detroit to a local river. Immediately after the switch residents filed complaints about the water’s smell and color. In Ryan Felton’s “Flint’s Water Crisis: What went wrong,” it is apparent that the crisis should not have happened, and that flint was neglected just because it was an impoverished city.

Would you drink, and bathe in the water coming out of that tap? The word no is what every sensible human would say when seeing this orange colored liquid. Unfortunately, residents in Flint Michigan are having toxic water like that, running through their pipes and there is one major problem... It’s too late to fix it. How did this happen? How poisonous is the water and what are the effects of it?

There currently is a problem in the US with the government and how they cut corners with the water problem in Flint, Michigan. About two years ago, Michigan’s government decided they would save money by switching the water supply in Flint, Michigan. Before, Flint was getting their water from Lake Huron. Now, they are getting their water from the Flint River, known by it’s filth through the people of Flint. When reporters interviewed long-time residents of Flint they were shocked at the decision. The decision was supposed to be temporary, it wasn’t planned for it to go on for almost two years. Soon after the switch, the people of Flint saw the water didn’t look, smell, or taste right. It was almost as if the water was brown and you could see the dirt in it. Most people thought it was sewage but it turn out to be iron. The Flint River is highly contaminated, 19 times more so than Lake Huron. The state Department of Environmental Quality wasn’t treating the river so, the water was building up iron which caused the water to turn brown. The water was worse than it seemed, half the service line to homes in Flint are made of lead because the water wasn’t treated like it was supposed to be. The lead got into the water and mixed with the iron. The fire stations are helping with providing free bottled water and water filters for the homes. The fire stations also gave out lead testing kits

In the article, “How Tap Water Became Toxic in Flint, Michigan”, by Sara Ganim and Linh Tran, they discuss how the water became toxic. Flint, Michigan is about 70 miles from the ocean, so they decided to they wanted to stop getting their water from Lake Huron. Many residents thought they would never change their water supply to the Flint River. The change soon went, when the city underwent a financial emergency.

The problem in Flint, Michigan was the residents came to the conclusion that iron found its way into their water supply and people began to panic at the sight of brownish water. In fear they went to city officials and to city police to figure out the problem. They receive

I read an article published by NPR about the water crisis still currently happening in Flint, Michigan. The article provides a timeline leading up to the crisis and the backlash it has created in the town. It starts off with Flint city officials deciding whether or not the town can

What makes Flint, Michigan's current water situation a crisis? Is it the children not being able to stop their thirst by consuming water at their schools, or moms who can’t give their child water from the tap due to high levels of lead in the water. This crisis should not be taken as a joke, as it may lead to harmful situations. Plenty of families in Flint are badly affected by this upsetting case. How would you feel if the water in your community was tainted?

The city of Flint, Michigan has lived on the edge ever since 2014. Residents in a city in one of the most developed countries are living in fear as they are facing a crisis; the city’s water supply is contaminated and could lead to sickness and even death. It is very strange that the most powerful country in the world has a water problem. Adding to the weirdness is that this crisis has gone on for four years and it is still going in the most advanced nation on earth. How did this problem start? What damage did this do in the city of Flint and its residents? What is the government doing to solve this problem?