Flint Water Crisis

In Flint Michigan studies show there was a large amount of lead in the water , because of this high turbidity in the water witch means this water is dangerous.

In Flint, Michigan, people have been getting ill. What could be the cause of these illnesses? The cause is that they do not have a clean water supply, which is very dangerous to the population and the environment.

Flint, Michigan is in a state of emergency, but help isn’t coming fast enough. The seepage of lead into drinking water pipes has created a widespread public health crisis, prompting President Obama to declare a federal state of emergency. The problem can be traced back to 2014 when the city started to use the Flint River as its water source. Flint needed an alternative water source until its connecting pipe to KWA was complete, so the city switched to the Flint River. In a summary of the Flint crisis, the New York Times stated, “the switch was made as a cost-saving measure for the struggling, majority-black city. Soon after, residents [began] to complain about the water’s color, taste and odor, and to report rashes and

UC Davis,CA-The lack of concern shown by government can be seen in recent events that have unfolded in a matter of weeks. The events leading to this disaster were caused by the unsuccessful actions taken by Michigan’s Governor Rick Snyder. Upon appointing and replacing the Water committee with officials of his own choice Flint, Michigan’s water source also changed. The majority of the citizens inhabiting Flint are low income and people of color. It may seem evident that the lack of concern shown by the state government on the Flint Water crisis may be actions of discrimination towards people of color, low status and low income.

Flint, Michigan has made headlines in the news over the past few years for their water crisis. The city thought that they would be able to save money by switching from Detroit City water to water from the Flint River. Unfortunately, they didn’t treat the water in an effort to prevent the pipes from corroding. This allowed lead and bacteria to flow through the pipes and into the homes of Flint residents. Many citizens have been sick and have gotten lead poisoning since then (Kennedy).

The Flint water crisis began in Flint, Michigan. This crisis began on April 25, 2014, and this event is still going on as a big issue. All the problems started when the Flint Government officials decided to switch from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, to their own Flint River. They originally wanted to switch to the Karegnondi Water Authority, but that would take approximately 25 years, and would cost $200 million dollars. So until then, they decided to use the Flint River as a local water resource. The water in the Flint River was contaminated with lead and other types of injurious toxins. ¨Lead leached from old pipes into the water supply, and in some homes, lead levels measured 10 times higher than the limit set by the Environmental Protection Agency¨ (Julia Franz, 3). In addition, according to A Step-By-Step Look At The Makings Of A Crisis, a study from the local Hurley Medical Center found that 2.1 percent of children age 5 and under had elevated blood lead levels prior to the switch to Flint River water, but then the number drastically changed to 4% of the children under the age of 5 after the switch. This means that because of the Flint River, lead levels in water and people’s bodies, changed into a hazardous number. The unpurified and contaminated water that the residents drank formed their health to get worse. In

It can cause different side effects that can poison and make water uncontrollable to drink. To understand how serious this can be, one must know the seriousness these side effects can have on victims. Lead is a heavy metal, It contains a series of issues that can cause very threatening side effects. For instance, loss of appetite, weight loss, vomiting, stomach pain, and brain damage. Ingesting chlorine is threatening because it could cause burning in the mouth, swelling of the throat, throat pain, stomach pain, vomiting and blood in the stools. These are all causes for concern that can make someone hospitalized. Considering the water is contaminated by chlorine and lead this will be very difficult for the people of Flint because now they have no choice, but to boil their water to extract all the chemicals that’s inside it. As a result, roughly 8,600 children under the age of six in Flint are enduring lead

The issue with lead in the drinking water in Flint is the fact the water is highly corrosive. According to the Virginia Tech lead hydrologist, Marc Edward states that levels are 19 more levels higher than the water pumped from Detroit’s Hereon River. The reason why the corrosion exists is due to the breaking down of old lead pipes and the soldering materials that was used to connect the lines to the house and water mains. Additionally, the water wasn’t properly treated and high levels of iron have been found in the water as well. (Bliss, 2015) The fault of Flint’s water problem is the city, I feel they should have come clean about what was found in the water. The city had no thought regarding the health of its resident. Although Flint suffers

The water crisis in Flint is a man-made disaster that gave us a dire warning of our negligence on the very basic things we should care the most. There were multiple ways to avoid this disaster from the very beginning, unfortunately, the people who are responsible for this did not care at all. The city officials did not respond to the public requests and demands, the state took it as a political issue, and EPA was trapped in jurisdiction, technicalities and legalities. The New York Times said this as ‘a depraved indifference.’ Governor Snyder called this disaster as his hurricane Katrina.

A perfect storm of economic downfall, incompetence and politics’ ideology over elected leaders doing what's right for the people. The Flint city stop buying Detroit water and join the Karegnondi Water Authority, a new pipeline project. The state agreed to switch, because it would save them 19 million over eight years. After couple weeks, residents started buying bottled water as many people complained of poor tasting and bad taste. Then after some time city council members called the city to stop using the Flint River water. Flint water crisis is an extreme case, the systems failed to ensure their city employees were testing and reporting correctly. Changing water suppliers isn’t an easy business task it will save money and can be done without

Flint Michigan originally got its water from Lake Huron in Detroit, but in April 2014 the emergency manager to cut costs and to save money by switching the water supply to the Flint River (Durando, "How Water Crisis in Flint, Mich., Became Federal State of Emergency"). Using this river as the water source of this town was a bad idea because it turned out to be highly corrosive and led to lead poisoning of many children. When residents complained about the color, smell, and the effects of the water on their bodies state officials told them that the water was safe for everyday use and that it was colored because of E. coli (Gupta, Our Mouths Were Ajar ': Doctor 's Fight to Expose Flint 's Water Crisis). After numerous complaints about the

It is with a heavy heart that I am writing you today. As you may be aware, our residents of Flint, Michigan have been dealing with a water crisis for over two years now with no end in sight. Despite some members of the government ensuring that the water is safe to use from the tap and national media fervor of the event dying out, a recent test of the city’s water still tested below the federal limit for lead in water on January 24th. That means our residents must still import water from other places to use in their own homes for cooking and drinking.

Benjamin Franklin described the necessity of water best, “When the well 's dry, we know the worth of water.” The city of Flint, Michigan has realized, the hard way, just how important clean water is with their recent water crisis. Flint, Michigan is the seventh largest metropolitan area and is home to nearly a hundred thousand people. Like most towns in Michigan, Flint’s economy was mostly fueled by the automobile industry until General Motors began closing shops in 1980, since then the city has since been ravaged by high crime and poverty. As if that was not bad enough, they have now been hit with a devastating water crisis, involving lead contaminated water. While there have been other instances like Flint’s before, none have come close

The at the time of the water supply switch in Flint, the Michigan government was experiencing financial difficulties. This is a main reason why the supply was switched to begin with. The government did not add corrosion control treatments because they weren’t able to do so without updating equipment that was too expensive for the city (Kaffer, 2016). The government was not able to afford proper water treatment but did not want to completely cut off the water supply to the civilians. The tests they had conducted showed rising levels of lead but not enough for them to believe they should deny water supply (Kaffer, 2016). The government’s severe financial situation justifies their actions of water distribution.

Imagine walking over to the sink like you do every day. You turn the handle and instead of the clean and clear water that you're used to, an orange poison pours out of the faucet. That's what the people of Flint have been living with every day since 2014. Not only can they not drink the water, but who would want to wash their clothes, let alone shower in it? People are doing everything they can to give out as many cases as they can but how are they supposed to shower with bottles of water? Together let's bring back the most basic human necesity back to Flint: