...the MEDC told them that further chemical treatment (with orthophosphate) wasn't required.
Result?
More acidic Flint River water dissolved the protective oxide layer from lead pipes and then the underlying base metal, increasing lead levels in drinking water.
Mike Rogers@MikeRogersForMI
It’s been nearly 13 years since the Flint Water Crisis began, and families are STILL being forced to pay an average of $157 per month for water that they cannot drink. That is criminal — and we have to fix it.
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