# How Flint’s water crisis is impacting the nation’s water infrastructure

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2017/08/how-flints-water-crisis-is-impacting-the-nations-water-infrastructure/
- Published: 2017-08-01T03:42:59-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

As of late, five Michigan officials are in so much trouble. For they are even including
the head of the state health department. That’s because they have been charged with
involuntary manslaughter. For this in the ongoing investigation into Flint’s water
crisis. A dozen of Flint residents contracted Legionnaires’ disease. This is  after
the city’s water source had been contaminated. Moreover with lead poisoning. For
that’s leaving one dead.

In addition, Eastern Kentucky University that highlights a study that found the 
100-year-old U.S. water infrastructure is expensive to fix. I mean it will cost 
$1 trillion to fix. 

Currently, the United States is graded as a “D+”. That’s for the state of its water
infrastructure. This is so to get things in order. Especially to ensure the continuation
of safe tap water. For it needs work. I mean the U.S. will have to invest $384.2
billion. That’s to make infrastructure improvements over the next 20 years. 

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 To learn more about Flint’s water crisis and how it’s impacting the nation’s water infrastructure. Please view full infographic here: [http://safetymanagement.eku.edu/resources/infographics/our-nations-growing-water-crisis-what-you-need-to-know/](http://safetymanagement.eku.edu/resources/infographics/our-nations-growing-water-crisis-what-you-need-to-know/)

## Comments

### By: The Ethos Deal

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2017/08/how-flints-water-crisis-is-impacting-the-nations-water-infrastructure/#comment-27864
- Published: 2017-08-01T15:10:33-04:00

Sharing on the Ethos Deal. Btw, read an article that talked about how the laws on
the books have not been updated since 2006 pertaining to what is allowed in drinking
water. That in itself in scary due to the fact that this means there are now contaminants
in our water that are not tested for, and are perfectly legal to be there. Keep 
up the good work!