10, 2016: Congress approves a wide-ranging bill to authorize water projects nationwide, including $170 million to address lead in Flint’s drinking water.ĭec. 14, 2016: The federal emergency declaration ends, but state officials say work continues to fix the drinking water system.ĭec. March 23, 2016: A governor-appointed panel concludes that Michigan is “fundamentally accountable” for the crisis because of decisions made by environmental regulators.Īpril 20, 2016: Two state officials and a local official are charged with evidence tampering and other crimes in the state attorney general’s investigation - the first charges to come from the probe.Īug. 15, 2016: Then-Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette begins an “independent review.'

The White House provides aid and an emergency declaration on Jan. 14, 2016: Snyder, a Republican, asks the Obama administration for a major disaster declaration and more federal aid. A week later, the Michigan National Guard begins helping to distribute bottled water and filters. 5, 2016: Snyder declares a state of emergency in Flint, the same day federal officials confirm they are investigating. 29, 2015: Snyder accepts the resignation of Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant and apologizes for what occurred in Flint.

October 2015: Snyder announces the state will spend $1 million to buy water filters and test water in Flint public schools, and days later calls for Flint to go back to using water from Detroit’s system.ĭec. Rick Snyder pledges to take action in response to the lead levels - the first acknowledgment by the state that lead is a problem. State regulators insist the water is safe. 24, 2015: A group of doctors urges Flint to stop using the Flint River after finding high levels of lead in children's blood.

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