Michigan governor's aides urged switch away from Flint River




 
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Michigan governor's aides urged switch away from Flint River
 
February 27th, 2016  
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Michigan governor's aides urged switch away from Flint River
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Quality problems prompted two of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's top lawyers to urge that Flint be moved back to the Detroit water system just months after a decision to draw water supply from the Flint River, according to emails released on Friday. Flint switched its water supply from Detroit to the Flint River in April 2014 in a bid to cut costs when the city was under a state-appointed emergency manager. While the city switched its water source back to Detroit in October 2015, corrosive water from the river had already leached lead from city pipes, posing a serious threat to public health.




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