Post by Logan on Feb 3, 2016 4:29:53 GMT -6
An aggressive plan to remove Flint's lead-contaminated pipes from the water distribution system was announced Tuesday by city officials who said the city will first target the homes of high-risk populations, including children and pregnant women.
The plan to remove the pipes is in the early stages, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver said, but it will get a major boost in help from Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, who has offered technical assistance from the Lansing Board of Water and Light, which has removed more than 13,000 lead pipes in the city.
"We are here today to take a stand to get the lead out of Flint," Weaver said. "To start, we must remove and replace lead pipes immediately, and we want to start with the high-risk homes of kids under 6 and pregnant women. ...These lead pipes have got to go."
Weaver said the city will work with the medical community and the Department of Health and Human Services to identify at-risk populations, which might also include elderly people.
Read more: www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/02/02/flint-mayor-call-immediate-removal-lead-pipes/79698362/
The plan to remove the pipes is in the early stages, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver said, but it will get a major boost in help from Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, who has offered technical assistance from the Lansing Board of Water and Light, which has removed more than 13,000 lead pipes in the city.
"We are here today to take a stand to get the lead out of Flint," Weaver said. "To start, we must remove and replace lead pipes immediately, and we want to start with the high-risk homes of kids under 6 and pregnant women. ...These lead pipes have got to go."
Weaver said the city will work with the medical community and the Department of Health and Human Services to identify at-risk populations, which might also include elderly people.
Read more: www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/02/02/flint-mayor-call-immediate-removal-lead-pipes/79698362/