A decade after lead-contaminated water was found in Flint's water system, the legal battle to replace lead water pipes is nearly finished.
Jul 9, 2025
The Flint water crisis began in 2014, after lead-contaminated drinking water was found to be leaching out from aging pipes into homes citywide.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Natural Resources Defense Council, with help from other activists and nonprofits, have released statements on the recent progress, celebrating the milestone.
The statements which they chalk up the crisis to ācost-cutting measures and improper water treatment,ā that the state ādidnāt require treatment to prevent corrosion,ā after a āa state-appointed emergency managerā switched the water supply to the Flint River.
There is no safe level of lead exposure; each nanogram causes harm. In addition to long-known risks, such as damage to childrenās brains and certain cancers, there is also significant evidence that exposure to lead is linked to numerous cardiovascular diseases, including stroke and heart attack.
The coalition mobilized the citizenry and filed a lawsuit against Flint and Michigan state officials to secure safe water. The result was a settlement in March 2017, under which a federal court in Detroit ordered Flint to give every resident the opportunity to have their lead pipe replaced at no cost, as well as conduct comprehensive tap water testing, implement a faucet filter distribution and education program, and maintain funding for health programs to help residents deal with the effects of Flintās tainted water, according to the NRDC.
The coalition then returned to court six times in six years to ensure the city and state kept to the timeline, which was delayed by COVID-19, and other reasons which The Detroit News described as āspotty record-keepingā and āineffective management.ā
On July 1st, the State of Michigan submitted a progress report to a federal court confirming that, more than eight years after the settlement, nearly 11,000 lead pipes were replaced and more than 28,000 properties were restored where the maintenance had taken place.
Of the 4,200 buildings where lead pipes are known to still be in service, their owners have either left the properties vacant, abandoned, or have declined the free replacement under the Safe Water Drinking Act. The coalition has said it will continue to monitor city and state progress on these remaining lines.
āThanks to the persistence of the people of Flint and our partners, we are finally at the end of the lead pipe replacement project,ā said Pastor Allen C. Overton of the Concerned Pastors for Social Action, one of the organizations that sued the city. āWhile this milestone is not all the justice our community deserves, it is a huge achievement.ā
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The Washington Post and dumbo Hilary Clinton as well circulated lies that the flint water crisis was over but last time I checked they donāt live here . This shows you people believe politic people and stupid news over the people. You a brainwashed people and anyone apart of helping circulate that bs lying on my life and people who live here
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And I will never miss a day to tell my story about living in Michigan and Flint . The poverty and the days of trying to prepare for living on street or homeless due to lack of opportunity here. The kids on street during school time because schools almost completely gone. The hospital help kill my dad in 2023 that was same killed people with flint water , legionnaire
Flint has provided me poverty and cannot flee abusive parent . What people write on here is filth and nobody will people here but continue to help spread lies for economy gone and been gone just like Detroit , extreme poverty that no one discusses which soon have me in homeless shelter once my other parent dies
One thing I learned is nobody on this site has listen to a person who has actually live in flint. People have made post from others go viral about this place and they donāt live here. People on social media has silence us who actually live here, this is why I canāt respect this social media bs because the people on here rally behind anybody on here
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