The city of Flint, Michigan, and even state representatives took it upon themselves to deny the

people of Flint the right to clean water when the auto industry began to fail, and the city began to
lose financial access. "You cannot shortchange basic services we provide to our people," Barack
Obama said, but that's exactly what happened. The first error made by the local and state
governments demonstrates a lack of management and responsibility for the city of Flint. The city
hired emergency managers, who have the authority to make quick, simple decisions without
consulting anyone higher up. The city didn't think about the bigger picture when it started cutting
costs in some areas where there was a lot of need, like running river water through lead pipes.
After the decision has been in place for some time, management looks at all aspects of the next
move, including its cause and effect and how it will affect the future. These emergency managers
were paid by the city to make quick decisions to cut costs and save money that the local
government wasn't using to build the city or uprising in the first place. When it was decided to
switch Flint's water source from Detroit to the river, the emergency managers, local
governments, and state governments did not take the time to consider the consequences of
pumping filthy river water through lead pipes, which would also harm the city's equipment.
Because it was corroding engine parts, killing cats and dogs, and turning tomatoes black with
just a drop of water on them, General Motors quickly drained themselves of the river water.
However, the local government thought it would be a great idea for its citizens to drink.
However, not all citizens were affected; the city made use of the funds that it claims it lacks in
order to ensure that local officials' drinking water was filtered through enormous machines.
Before being distributed to the community, Flint's river water would have been tested and found
to contain both cancer-causing carcinogens and disease-causing bacteria, even though the city
claimed it was completely safe to drink; not to mention the water's extremely high lead content.
Every state mandate that certain chemicals be added to the water of any river, lake, or stream to
prevent corrosion before it can be used in pipes, particularly lead pipes. Knowing this, the city
complied with the law and allowed the water to flow as planned; The lead flakes that tainted the
water were primarily brought on by this. When Flint residents began to voice their displeasure
with the newly discovered difficulties; becoming ill, having a miscarriage, losing hair, or feeling
fat; The city reassured them that federal tests demonstrate the water's safe drinking quality, and
even informed one resident that the issue was merely her plumbing. The city didn't have enough
black water, garbage, and unpleasant odors coming from the sink, refrigerator, and even bath
water; To convince the city to change, a resident had to call in a researcher from Virginia Tech.
He discovered main breaks, iron and lead pipe erosion, lead pipe flaking, and an astonishing 13
thousand parts per billion of lead, enough to kill a child with one glass. According to a
pediatrician's calculations, all children had twice as much lead in their bodies, and some
neighborhoods even had three times as much. What started out as a lead intake of 2% of children
in the city grew to 6.3%. Poor management and a need for money that was supposed to help the
people of Flint have never led to the return of 12 million dollars to Detroit water, the provision of
water bottles to the people for months, and lawsuits against the entire city. After years of fighting
against the people of Flint, Michigan, the city is now replacing all the lead pipes one at a time
until they are all gone, and the houses are free of materials that can cause death. If the right
person had the final say and the right oversight and management were in place, the lead pipes
would have been replaced before the river water was pushed through them. To save money, you
have to spend money. The city is now being sued for millions of dollars because it was so
careless with its residents. Some of the city's employees are even being tried for carelessness.
The people of Flint were mistreated and deserved better leaders. There is no safe level of lead
exposure, and lead poisoning will have long-lasting effects.