The decision to switch the Michigan city’s drinking water source to the Flint River was aimed at saving $5m but nearly two years later the cost to treat the water supply carries a tag of $45m and its climbingThe decision to switch the city of Flints drinking water source to the Flint River was pegged as a cost-cutting maneuver aimed at saving $5m over a two-year period. But nearly two years and a massive lead contamination crisis later,that creep and subsequent decisions not to treat the water supply already carry a financial price tag of $45m and climbing.
Since early October, when Michigan governor Rick Snyder first conceded that lead contamination in the Rust Belt community of 100000 was far more serious than he initially understood, or state and federal agencies have pledged at least $45m to address the ongoing crisis,including:Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com