> As I understand it, Flint used to get its water through Detroit which got its water from either Lake St. Claire or Lake Erie, I'm not sure which. Chicago does similar where it gets its water from Lake Michigan, and then surrounding suburbs get their water from Lake Michigan through Chicago at a charge from Chicago. But as I understand it, to save costs, Flint took it upon themselves and changed water sources from Detroit to some obviously polluted river in or around Flint, and now the rest is...news. The thing that I don't understand is that with every report that I've heard so far, it was Flint that took it upon themselves to change their water source, did so, but somehow it's now the state governor's fault.
The Detroit Water Department (now superseded, post-Detroit bankruptcy, by the Great Lakes Water Authority) gets its water from Lake Huron.
The Flint River is not "obviously polluted". But its water is highly corrosive.
The decision to switch was made by Flint's state-appointed emergency financial manager, not by the Flint mayor or city council who have no authority to speak of.
Not only did Gov. Snyder appoint Flint's financial manager, but the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (which reports to Snyder) failed to do its job and ensure that Flint residents had safe drinking water.
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