General Motors stop using water from Flint River because it corroded their parts. They

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discovered Flint river problems in 2014.

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/10/general_motors_wont_use_flint.html

FLINT, MI -- Chloride levels in treated Flint River water are so high that General Motors will no longer use it at its engine plant here because of fears it will cause corrosion.

GM spokesman Tom Wickham said Monday, Oct. 13, that the company has reached a temporary agreement to buy Lake Huron water from Flint Township for Flint Engine Operations on West Bristol Road.

Under the agreement, the plant will return as a Flint water customer after the city switches back to using Lake Huron water -- after the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline is completed -- something that's not expected to happen until the end of 2016.

"Because of all the metal ... you don't want the higher chloride water (to result in) corrosion," Wickham said. "We noticed it some time ago (and) the discussions have been going on for some time."

The city began using the Flint River as its source of public water in April, ending five decades of buying pre-treated Lake Huron water from the city of Detroit.

The switch has been rocky.

Residents have complained to the City Council about the smell and taste of the river water, the city's Water Treatment Plant has struggled to maintain residual chlorine levels throughout the system, and there were three boil water advisories in a 22-day span this summer after positive tests for total coliform and fecal coliform bacteria.

[lame54]

1. So GM reported it and still nothing was done to solve the problem - why are these guys...

still getting paid by the citizens of Michigan

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2. The smoking gun

That will lead to absolutely nothing. Sad.

[JudyM]

3. If there's a viable class action lawsuit, it'll probably be taken up by one of the MI firms, no fear

Michiganders are spread out around the state but there's a strong sense of civic unity.