I have never experienced not being able to grab a glass, turn on the sink, fill that receptacle to the brim, and down that sucker. Its so simple and mindless for millions of people in America to think of water as a luxury.
For those that live under a rock, Flint, MI has been under intense scrutiny since April of 2014.
"The city of Flint changed its water source from treated Detroit Water and Sewerage Department water (which was sourced from Lake Huron as well as the Detroit River) to the Flint River (which Flint officials failed to apply corrosion control treatment to). Since this change, its drinking water has had a series of problems that culminated with lead contamination, creating a serious public health danger."
"Four government officials—one from the City of Flint, two from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, and one from theEnvironmental Protection Agency—resigned over the mishandling of the crisis, and one additional MDEQ staff member was fired and another has a termination hearing pending. Governor Snyder issued an apology to citizens and promised to fix the problem, and later sent $28 million to Flint for supplies, medical care and infrastructure upgrades."
Good one Michigan. There you go again acting like a shithead. Though I hail from America's High Five, I'm consistently disappointed with how we make it into the national news. It's never for good stuff-- unless you consider Ellen Degeneres donating money to a Detroit public school that was so desperately in need of moneys. Despite this whirlwind of negative media attention, I still got you boo. Love you Mitten.
The moral to my water ballad? I'm content with said government officials' resignation amidst Flint's water crisis. I'm even happier with Governor Snyder's monetary help. Its a low down shame that this crap had to happen under a person's watch. The parties responsible should be ashamed of themselves.
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