FLINT WATER CRISIS 2024/2025 ANALYSIS

FLINT WATER CRISIS 2024/2025 ANALYSIS Flint water crisis - RIGHT ANSWER -began in 2014 when the drinking water source for the city of Flint, Michigan was changed to the Flint River. Due to insufficient water treatment, - RIGHT ANSWER -over 100,000 residents were potentially exposed to high levels of lead in the drinking water. The Flint drinking water contamination issue started in April 2014 when Flint changed its water source from treated Detroit Water and Sewerage Department water - RIGHT ANSWER -sourced from Lake Huron and the Detroit River) to the Flint River The Flint River water that was treated improperly - RIGHT ANSWER -caused lead from aging pipes to leach into the water supply, leading to extremely elevated levels of the heavy metal neurotoxin. In Flint, between 6,000 and 12,000 children have been exposed to drinking water with high levels of lead - RIGHT ANSWER -they may experience a range of serious health problems Due to the change in water source, - RIGHT ANSWER -the percentage of Flint children with elevated blood-lead levels may have risen from about 2.5% in 2013 to as much as 5% in 2015.[ The water change is also a possible cause of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease - RIGHT ANSWER -in the county that has killed 10 people and affected another 77. On January 5, 2016, - RIGHT ANSWER -the city was declared to be in a state of emergency by the Governor of Michigan, Four government officials - RIGHT ANSWER -one from the city of Flint, two from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), and one from the Environmental Protection Agency—resigned over the mishandling of the crisis, and one additional MDEQ staff member was fired Snyder - RIGHT ANSWER -issued an apology to the citizens and promised to fix the problem, and then sent $28 million to Flint for supplies, medical care, and infrastructure upgrades. In 2011 - RIGHT ANSWER -Genesee County initiated the switch to the Karegnondi Water Authority (KWA); the KWA would supply water to both Genesee county and Flint.On March 25, 2013, the purchase of 16 million gallons per day from the KWA was approved by the Flint City Council. The employees of the Flint Public Library - RIGHT ANSWER -declared the water undrinkable after noticing that it was discolored, despite the city's claim that the water was safe. Since 2014, the library has provided safe water for the public alongside the state's most prominent bottled water provider. the library - RIGHT ANSWER -has provided safe water for the public alongside the state's most prominent bottled water provider. January and February 2015 tests showed that the city water met all health and safety standards - RIGHT ANSWER -Nevertheless, the Detroit water system offered to reconnect Flint, waiving a $4 million connection fee, but was declined by emergency manager Jerry Ambrose. DEQ officials indicated that there is no "imminent threat to public health," as the nature of the issue was "communicated poorly. In March 2015, - RIGHT ANSWER -Flint voted to switch back to the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department On March 2, 2016 - RIGHT ANSWER -Michigan declared that returning to the Detroit water system must be approved by the State. When approved, the city was granted an emergency loan of $7 million. In August 2015 - RIGHT ANSWER -local organizations observed that high concentrations of chloride caused the water to be orange and that the water contained high levels of lead. On September 27, 2016 - RIGHT ANSWER -Flint officials announced that the city will continue to use Detroit water until a new stretch of pipeline is constructed and the Flint River is tested and treated by the KWA. On December 9, 2016 - RIGHT ANSWER -the MDEQ reported that more than 96 percent of water samples in Flint residencies were now below the EPA lead threshold of 15 parts per billion