Back in 2014, the town of Flint Michigan, one of the poorest communities in the United States, was struck with a water crisis after government officials switched its water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River. When this happened, the water supply became contaminated with lead, reaching levels hundreds of times greater than the EPA limit.

While the situation has improved since then, Flint does still does not have clean water. At the rate that things are going, the water may not meet EPA standards for a few years, due to the thousands of pipes that need to be replaced.

The citizens of Flint cannot be subjected to these unlivable conditions any longer. Michigan must take action and adjust the state lead standard from the 15 ppb it currently is to 10 ppb to ensure the health of its citizens.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2017/03/07/flint-water-conference/98862674/