ronfonger

Your story about the mayor is absolutely true. I also witnessed the former DPW director for the city drink a bottle of water that a resident had brought to city hall to show it was fine. Here's what makes Flint unusual in terms of its relationship to the state: Flint was run by a string of emergency managers from 2011 until mid-2015. The managers were appointed by the governor, using state law that allows him to essentially replace the mayor and city council after finding a financial emergency exists. So Flint had a state-appointed emergency manager and a state Department of Environmental Quality enforcing requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Well, we do have a lot of great craft breweries.

It's about 74 miles of pipe. As of earlier this month, there were just 17 miles left to be built. The goal for the pipeline to reach Flint is June, but it's weather-dependent.

A new water supply won't fix the condition of Flint's aging water distribution system. It will, however, result in much less corrosive water being run through water pipes, home service lines and indoor plumbing. The steps that have been announced for Flint so far have mostly involved efforts to provide immediate assistance like bottled water to Flint residents but there have been discussions about potentially replacing all lead service lines in the city.

I think this story gained traction after Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha's study showed the rising levels of lead in the blood of young children here. When the state essentially endorsed her science, the attention soared.