Free Bottled Water for Flint Ends; Mayor and Residents Upset at Gov.

*This may have escaped your attention, but the state of Michigan is ending its free bottled water program in Flint. Officials claim the city’s infamous water quality has been restored. However, some residents don’t believe it’s safe to drink or use yet.

On Friday, Governor Rick Snyder said testing showed the levels of lead in the city’s water are below the federal limit and the water’s quality is “well within the standards.”

Here’s what CNN is reporting …

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician who was among the first who noticed rising levels of blood lead levels in Flint’s children, provoking the governor to acknowledge the crisis, was disappointed with Friday’s decision.

“This is wrong. Until all lead pipes are replaced, state should make available bottled water and filters to Flint residents,” she tweeted.

The free bottled water program was part of a $450 million state and federal aid package. The state had been handing out bottled water and filters at several distribution points across the city and will stop once the current supply runs out.

“Bottled water may be ending but the state’s commitment to the residents of Flint remains strong,” said Rich Baird, senior adviser to Snyder, in a statement.

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‘I don’t trust the water’

Nearly four years after the devastating crisis began, many residents in Flint can’t believe it’s safe to drink the city’s water.

Ariana Hawk has relied heavily on bottled water after three of her children developed rashes on their legs, arms and faces.

They had been drinking and bathing in the tainted water for months before discovering it was contaminated.

“I don’t trust the filter, I don’t trust the water,” Hawk told CNN affiliate WJRT. “Everything that me and my kids do from cooking to boiling their water for a bath, we’re using bottled water, I do not trust anything.”

You can tread the rest of this CNN report at MSN News.

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