(8 Oct 2015) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus039891
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder called Thursday for Flint to switch back to Detroit's water system to address a public health emergency over the city's water supply.
Flint stopped using water from the Detroit system last year as a cost-cutting measure, opting instead for a supply direct from the Flint River.
But since the swap, residents have complained of the water's funky smell, taste and appearance, and doctors discovered that the corrosive river water was drawing lead from aging pipes in some homes.
The governor announced Thursday that he would ask state lawmakers for $6 million, half of the $12 million need to reconnect Flint to Detroit's system through next summer.
Then the city would transition to a new regional water authority drawing water from Lake Huron.
Snyder said Flint would provide $2 million and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has committed $4 million.
The announcement in Flint came a day after local experts in health, water and science recommended that the city reconnect to Detroit's water system while it awaits a new pipeline to Lake Huron.
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