Flint replaces most lead pipes, 10 years after the Michigan water crisis

Flint has replaced most of its lead water pipes, more than 10 years after contaminated water was found in the Michigan city's water system, prompting national outrage

Flint has replaced most of its lead water pipes, more than 10 years after contaminated water was found in the Michigan city's water system, prompting national outrage.

State officials submitted a progress report in court on Tuesday showing that they had replaced 11,000 lead pipes in the city and restored more than 28,000 affected properties.

"Thanks to the persistence of the people of Flint and our partners, we are finally at the end of the lead pipe replacement project," said Allen C. Overton of the Concerned Pastors for Social Action, one of the plaintiffs in a 2017 lawsuit against officials over the scandal. "While this milestone is not all the justice our community deserves, it is a huge achievement."

The Michigan Attorney General's Office did not immediately return a request for comment.

In 2013, officials stopped buying water from Detroit and created a pipeline to Lake Huron as a cost-cutting measure. Until the pipeline’s completion, the city’s primary water source came from the Flint River in 2014.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/flint-replaces-lead-pipes-10-years-michigan-water-crisis-rcna216442


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