After Flint River water began flowing, corrosive water caused lead to leach from joints, pipes and fixtures, causing a spike in toxic lead levels in the blood of Flint children and other residents.

ALBANY — The Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s Water Protection Branch recently added the section of the Flint River from the Lee County line to the Mitchell County line to the GAEPD ...

when Flint switched its water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River to save money. The Flint River did not have the proper corrosion control technology, which contributed to pipes rusting ...

At the time, Flint switched its water supply to the Flint River without proper treatment, exposing residents to dangerous levels of lead and other contaminants. The EPA announced Monday that Flint ...

The city’s water crisis began in 2014 when it switched from Detroit’s system to the Flint River to save money. Without proper treatment, that water corroded lead pipes that led to lead contamination ...