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1. Introduction Flint, Michigan also knows as the \"Vehicle 25, 2014 at the Flin

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1. Introduction Flint, Michigan also knows as the "Vehicle 25, 2014 at the Flint Water Treatment Plant, City", located 66 miles northwest of Detroit, in his ceremonial speech, Mayor Dayne Walling River's water in April, 2014. On Friday, April Thouse of automobile manufac said It's a historic moment for the city of Flint turing in the United States and was a popu lar choice for industrial workers. However, the to return to its roots and use our own rive our drinking water supply - a series of economic crisis cials would have never expected this decision decades starting from 1980 as a leading to one of the worst man-made disasters result of GM's decision to significantly downsize its operations in the area. Consequently, Flint has become a city in which 41.2% of its 98,310 in the history of the United States 2. Flint Water Crisis Almost immediately after switching the water elow the poverty line, aund the Almost immediately after switching median household income is $24,862 while the sources, Flint residents started complaining same number for the rest of Michigan is $49,576, cf. USCB (2016) about the color, taste and the middle of August 2014, the city announced odor in their water. In The state of Michigan had to take over Flint's that fecal coliform bacteria has been detected in city's water and issued boil-water advisories Further chlorine in the water and flushed the system in August and September 20 finances twice in recent times-2002 and 2011 more, the city boosted the amount of as the city was in serious financial debt. In their efforts to cut operating cost, city offi- terminated its nearly 50-year long water desperate 14. In October 2014, contract with the Detroit Water and GM spokesman Tom Wickham said that the g Flint River water at company would stop usin Sewerage Department and switched to the Flint

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The demand of the bottled water is doubled by the end of year 2015. There are many potential reasons for this other than mentioned in the problem are as follows: The Flint residents started complaining about the water colour, odours and taste. The fecal coliform bacteria has been found in the water. So, this one of the reason for the bottled water. The river water is used in the industry was also which contains high level of metal in the water. It is found that the water contains the disinfecting chemicals exceeding the threshold level. There was the emergency situation declared by the government that the water is not safe for drinking. This would enhance the demand of the battled water.