Water Emergency
- From
- Caleb Laieski
Emergency Personnel and Honorable Officials:
fam extremely concerned after being sent the following phote and this issue needs to be investigated
ASAP -
LL.
Flint tap water.
In 2014, Flint’s emergency manager disconnected the city from the Detroit Water and
Sewerage Department (DWSD) and started providing residents with water from the Flint River.
Since that time, residents have been struggling to maintain access to a clean, safe drinking
water supply.
Residents of Flint report having tap water with high levels of copper, lead, THMs (chemicals
that result when chlorine mixes with organic matter), tin, lime and iron. The water is often
brown or bluish-green in color and contains sediment. As a result, people are experiencing
symptoms including hair loss, lead poisoning and diseases related to consuming high levels
of copper (to name a few}.
The Flint River clearly is not a safe, reliable source for the city's drinking water. It was as easy
as pushing a button to disconnect from DWSD; it's time to push the button again,
reconnecting Flint to DWSD and providing Flint residents with the clean, safe water they
deserve.
Please reconnect Flint to the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department immediately and make
water safe and clean for all.
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“Pate: Auguet 4, 2045 at 08:19 PM EDT