Snyder ending bottled water for Flint

[oberliner]

Source: Detroit News

Lansing — Michigan will stop providing Flint residents with free bottled water when current supplies run out, Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration said Friday, citing nearly two years of test results showing falling lead levels in city tap water.

Preliminary data from early 2018 testing showed 90 percent of high-risk Flint water sites at or below 4 part per billion of lead, according to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. If results hold true through end of June, it would be the fourth consecutive six-month period levels have tested below the federal action level of 15 parts per billion.

As a result, the state plans to close four remaining water bottle distribution centers when supplies are exhausted, which could happen within the next week. Water filters and cartridges will remain available at Flint City Hall.

“I have said all along that ensuring the quality of the water in Flint and helping the people and the city move forward were a top priority for me and my team,” Snyder said in a statement. “We have worked diligently to restore the water quality and the scientific data now proves the water system is stable and the need for bottled water has ended.”

Read more: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/06/snyder-ends-bottled-water-flint/33612873/

[jpak]

1. Make him drink the water there

yup

[iluvtennis]

3. And bather in it also and brush he teeth. He promised to do that in 2016 and never did

[MrScorpio]

2. I will be glad when this asshole is out of Lansing and back to the hellhole from which he came.

[llmart]

9. Unfortunately...

the "hellhole" he came from was a mansion in a gated community of Ann Arbor.

Even if they're crooks, these types only end up profiting off of the taxpayers and getting richer. He'll be out on the Republican speaking circuit pulling in more money while Flint residents are left to battle whatever lies ahead from being exposed to the poisoned water.

[Ninsianna]

4. Um, the falling lead levels in the blood were due to the bottled wateewater

Flint residents are still able to set the tap water on fire and report it burning and irritating their skin.

[Initech]

5. Now that Chris Christie is no longer America's worst governor...

Can we nominate Rick Snyder for that position? What a fucking heartless piece of shit.

[woundedkarma]

6. It would be a tossup

Between Snyder and Wisconsin's Walker. Of course Walker only destroyed unions in the state, Snyder actively poisoned thousands of people... sooo maybe Snyder does win.

[Maeve]

7. Unless the individual homes have had new pipes laid, they should still get bottled water

You can't go on aggregate testing to protect specific households.

[NCjack]

8. The public needs a list of every politician in Michigan

who is drinking bottled water purchased with state money.

[llmart]

10. Great idea!

I would love to see a reporter catch them in the act and ask them "where did you get that bottle of water". I guarantee that in Lansing they have it readily available to them for free.