03-12-2016, 01:50 PM
In any case, I agree with you that Snyder's handling of the situation was despicable.
At minimum, he knew that GM was having issues with water from the new Flint River source; water which was being treated so heavily with chlorine that it was eroding their auto parts. He knew that GM had connected back to Detroit's Lake Huron supply.
At that time, residents had already started complaining that the water was discolored and problematic, but they were told by Snyder's appointed city manager and the then-mayor to just drink up.
In my opinion, the awareness of GM's issues should have prompted Snyder and others to act and should have raised a flag that the water, which was not being treated with the anti-corrosive legally required, could also be corroding lead pipes used to deliver water to the residents.
At minimum, he knew that GM was having issues with water from the new Flint River source; water which was being treated so heavily with chlorine that it was eroding their auto parts. He knew that GM had connected back to Detroit's Lake Huron supply.
At that time, residents had already started complaining that the water was discolored and problematic, but they were told by Snyder's appointed city manager and the then-mayor to just drink up.
In my opinion, the awareness of GM's issues should have prompted Snyder and others to act and should have raised a flag that the water, which was not being treated with the anti-corrosive legally required, could also be corroding lead pipes used to deliver water to the residents.