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>> I haven't really been paying much attention to this so maybe it's already been answered, but why don't they just go back to the way they were getting the water to the residents all along? It can't be that hard or expensive to switch back to the Detroit water system, certainly less than $600 million...
@Maisey1: I heard on a news story that they were claiming they need to redo all the city water piping because it contaminated them.
@dac2010: "The fact of the matter is, the state of Michigan and the
city of Flint don't yet know what they need to do to fix the problem or
how much it will cost," Cornyn said.This is true, they don't know the details of how they will fix it. Replacing all the pipes may not be needed. What they need are subject matter experts. For one, these pipes are not marked well, they don't know the layout, most of the old data is not readable. Not an issue if they don't have to be dug up so they don't need this funding right now so giving them a blank check or 100's of millions right now is futile. It would also take years to implement so probably not even feasible. Lead water is also fine to bath or shower, just can't drink it from what they are saying. I disagree since showers involve steam and steam gets everywhere but I'm not an expert just something that I would want answered. I just think they are jumping the gun which is how they got into this mess in the first place. Get the best of the best and formulate a real solid plan then move forward on funding. The risk of fraud would also be high with all this money, especially dealing with a poor community. Need some serious watchdog controllers each watching the other for abuse. Â
@beastmode: Â Very true. Â If they had used adequate subject matter experts (SME) to properly treat the Flint River water in the beginning, and spent the money to properly neutralize the water, this issue would not have happened.I worked with a couple of water treatment companies over the years to clarify river water, prepare water for boilers, reduce corrosion from steam on steel pipes, etc ,etc. Â I'm not a SME, but I know how to find them.
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