Between 2014 and 2016, more than 25,000 children in Flint, Michigan, drank water that was contaminated with lead from lead pipes
. During this time, the city claimed the water was safe to drink. Which of these actions could the city have taken to ensure that the drinking water was free from lead?
The only way to know if tap water contains lead is to do tests to determine the levels of that metal in the water. Therefore, the state is under an obligation to constantly conduct such tests in the resident´s homes and thus determine whether the water supplied is fit for human consumption.
The state after the tests must guarantee the population the treatment of the water to reduce the levels of lead. The main pipes that contain lead pipes must be changed, as well as those parts of the service connections made of lead.
