DETROIT, Mich. – A decade after the Flint water crisis began and more than seven years after a major settlement was reached in the landmark citizen suit against the City of Flint and Michigan state officials, the City of Flint has failed to finish the lead pipe replacement program.
Earlier this year a federal court held the City of Flint in contempt for violating a February 2023 federal court order requiring the city to reach certain milestones in its lead pipe replacement program. Today, there remain almost 2,000 homes where residents have been living with damaged properties—some for years—caused by the lead pipe replacement program. Residents in several dozen homes are waiting for the City to check their pipes and remove them if they are made of lead.
The following are reactions to the City of Flint’s failure to finish the lead pipe replacement program on the…