The cause of the break has not been identified, however city officials said the reservoir and pump station that failed were scheduled to be renovated later this year.
“As the City of Flint continues to upgrade our water infrastructure, we need to keep in mind that the integrity of our infrastructure is uneven,” Department of Public Works Director Mike Brown said in a statement. “Some of it is state of the art, and some of it is very old. We continue to aggressively pursue funding and resources to upgrade our water infrastructure.”
Officials urged residents to use bottled water or a lead-reducing water filter once the supply is clear of bacteria. City officials have asked residents to drink boiled and filtered water as it fixes the transmission line and tests the water quality.
The contaminated water sickened residents and was also blamed for an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that infected at least 90 people and killed 12 in Genesee County. 100,000 Flint residents were sickened by lead in the water in 2014 after the city changed water sources.A study from the University of Michigan found that children in Flint were exposed to triple the lead compared to children 10 years earlier, ABC reported. In December, a Michigan judge this week
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