Does anyone have an update on conditions in Flint with reference to water for the

[mfcorey1]

residents?

[mojowork_n]

2. residents are still paying some of highest rates in country for...

"...significant improvements to water quality in a large number of Flint homes..."

This was the most recent article that came up. Seems like a good summary:


https://www.popularresistance.org/as-flint-water-crisis-emergency-ends-bigger-heads-need-to-roll/

[TheDebbieDee]

3. I don't know what's going on in Flint but...

I think ALL cities across this nation with mature and aging infrastructure have elevated levels of lead in their tap water. Do you and your children drink tap water? Does your family drink bottled water? Guess what? Bottled water is tap water...

I believe a greater than average percentage of urban residents are suffering from lead poisoning due to this aging infrastructure.

And, finally, I believe that CDC or other federal health agencies have known for decades that our society is at risk of degeneration due to large segments of our population being stricken with the mental, emotional and behavioral symptoms of lead poisoning.

[FrodosPet]

4. We need an update on water for the whole country

Flint may have the most famous bad water in the world, but it does not have all of it, or even the worst of it.

There are a lot of people making fun of Flint who would be better off with Flint's water than their own.
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Beyond Flint: Excessive lead levels found in almost 2,000 water systems across all 50 states

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/03/11/nearly-2000-water-systems-fail-lead-tests/81220466/

While a harsh national spotlight focuses on the drinking water crisis in Flint, Mich., a USA TODAY NETWORK investigation has identified almost 2,000 additional water systems spanning all 50 states where testing has shown excessive levels of lead contamination over the past four years.

The water systems, which reported lead levels exceeding Environmental Protection Agency standards, collectively supply water to 6 million people. About 350 of those systems provide drinking water to schools or day cares. The USA TODAY NETWORK investigation also found at least 180 of the water systems failed to notify consumers about the high lead levels as federal rules require.

Many of the highest reported lead levels were found at schools and day cares. A water sample at a Maine elementary school was 42 times higher than the EPA limit of 15 parts per billion, while a Pennsylvania preschool was 14 times higher, records show. At an elementary school in Ithaca, N.Y., one sample tested this year at a stunning 5,000 ppb of lead, the EPA’s threshold for “hazardous waste.”

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