Flint Officially Begins Using Flint River Water as Temporary Primary Water Source
On Friday, for the first time in fifty years, the City of Flint began using Flint River water as its primary water source for residents. The valve to the pipeline from Detroit, which had been providing Flint its water, was closed. The temporary switchover is scheduled to support the city's water needs for the next two years while construction of a pipeline from Lake Huron in completed by the Kareg