Meanwhile, Flint still does not have access to safe water

[deminks]

http://www.npr.org/2016/11/19/502717949/water-crisis-continues-in-flint-after-judge-orders-water-delivery

The state of Michigan is fighting a judge's order mandating water delivery to Flint residents who need it. Democrat state Sen. Jim Ananich of Flint discusses the controversy.

A federal judge has ordered state and local governments to provide home delivery of bottled water to the residents of Flint, Mich., as they continue to navigate a years-long crisis over lead-laced water.

U.S. District Judge David Lawson said in his order that the city and state must provide at least four cases of water per resident every week, unless the officials verify the household has a water filter installed that is properly maintained or the residents opt out.

Flint is in the process of repairing its water system after the city switched to a new water source in 2014 without implementing proper corrosion controls. The untreated water corroded the pipes, causing lead to leach out of the pipes. For months, officials have been handing out water filters and distributing bottled water at points throughout the city.

But on Thursday, the judge said that's not enough. The water filters do bring the lead levels below the EPA's action levels, he said, but the distribution and monitoring efforts have been "uneven at best." There's no guarantee the filters are "properly installed and maintained," Lawson wrote.

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Petition:

https://secure.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2827&s_src=tw

[panader0]

1. Amazing how stories like this just die after the elections.

No campaigns visiting anymore. Here's to the people of Flint.

[DesertFlower]

2. the government needs to spend the money

to replace ALL the water lines in flint. of course, that will not happen with a trump administration.