Flint, MI

• Cancer (potential cluster — bladder cancer and other types)

  Under Investigationtrihalomethanes

  In November 2022, more than two dozen cancer researchers from across the United States met in Flint with community organizers and public health leaders to launch the Flint Community Cancer Consortium, aimed at determining whether the water crisis impacted cancer rates or severity. The TTHM-bladder cancer link is a central focus. Lead exposure and trihalomethane exposure from the water source switch are both under investigation.

  Reported 2022 · 3 years ago

• Lead exposure in children

  9,000 affectedIn litigationLead

  Thousands of children were potentially exposed to elevated lead levels.

  Reported 2016 · 9 years ago

• Legionnaires' disease

  90 affectedIn litigationWater system

  An outbreak during the crisis period was linked to the water system.

  Reported 2015 · 10 years ago

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Public water systems

EPA & DEP violations

• Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) — Safe Drinking Water Act Notice

  high severityHealth-basedViolation Issued

  In December 2024, Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality issued a notice to the City of Flint citing total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1976. TTHMs are disinfection byproducts arising from water chlorination and are suspected carcinogens, specifically linked to bladder cancer. This is a distinct violation from the 2015 lead action level exceedance.

  Michigan Department of Environmental Quality · Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedance · Began Dec 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

• LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS — TT violation

  high severityHealth-basedResolved

  LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT violation (Resolved).

  EPA SDWIS · TT · Began Oct 17, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

• City of Flint Held in Contempt of Court — Pipe Replacement Deadline Failures

  high severityContempt Order Issued

  In March 2024, the City of Flint was held in contempt of court for failing to meet court-ordered deadlines regarding replacement of water lines and subsequent repair of property damage to sidewalks, curbs, and driveways caused by the work. An Order Granting in Part Plaintiffs' Motion for Contempt was issued March 12, 2024.

  Court (Contempt Order) · Court Order Non-Compliance · Began Mar 12, 2024 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

• Lead and Copper Rule — MR violation

  medium severityResolved

  Lead and Copper Rule MR violation (Resolved).

  EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2020 · 5 years ago · Source ↗

• Lead and Copper Rule — MR violation

  medium severityResolved

  Lead and Copper Rule MR violation (Resolved).

  EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago · Source ↗

• Lead and Copper Rule — MR violation

  medium severityResolved

  Lead and Copper Rule MR violation (Resolved).

  EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 11, 2019 · 6 years ago · Source ↗

• TTHM — MCL violation

  high severityHealth-basedArchived

  TTHM MCL violation (Archived).

  EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Apr 1, 2015 · 11 years ago · Source ↗

• Lead Action Level Exceedance

  high severityHealth-basedResolved

  Lead levels exceeded the federal action level of 15 ppb.

  EPA · MCL exceedance · Began Jan 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

• TTHM — MCL violation

  high severityHealth-basedArchived

  TTHM MCL violation (Archived).

  EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Jan 1, 2015 · 11 years ago · Source ↗

• TTHM — MCL violation

  high severityHealth-basedArchived

  TTHM MCL violation (Archived).

  EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Oct 1, 2014 · 11 years ago · Source ↗

• Coliform (TCR) — MCL violation

  high severityHealth-basedResolved

  Coliform (TCR) MCL violation (Resolved).

  EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Sep 1, 2014 · 11 years ago · Source ↗

• Coliform (TCR) — MCL violation

  high severityHealth-basedResolved

  Coliform (TCR) MCL violation (Resolved).

  EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Aug 1, 2014 · 11 years ago · Source ↗

• Coliform (TCR) — MCL violation

  high severityHealth-basedResolved

  Coliform (TCR) MCL violation (Resolved).

  EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Aug 1, 2014 · 11 years ago · Source ↗

• Violation — Violation violation

  medium severity

  Contaminant Violation violation.

  EPA SDWIS · Violation · Began — · Source ↗

Water-related lawsuits

• In re Flint Water Cases

  SettledLead

  Consolidated litigation over lead-contaminated drinking water; $626M settlement reached in 2021.

  Flint residents v. State of Michigan, City of Flint · E.D. Michigan · Filed Jan 1, 2016 · 10 years ago · $626,000,000 settlement

• Burgess v. EPA

  Ongoinglead

  A civil action filed by Flint residents against the U.S. EPA under the Federal Tort Claims Act, seeking damages from the federal government for its role in the Flint water crisis. This is a separate action from the In re Flint Water Cases class action and targets the EPA directly.

  Flint Residents v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · U.S. Federal Court (Civil Action No. 5:16-cv-10444-JEL-MKM) · Filed Jan 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

• Flint Water Crisis Litigation — Veolia North America Settlement

  Settled — Final Approval Grantedlead

  A federal judge finalized a $53 million settlement with Veolia North America, a former Flint water consultant, resolving claims brought by Flint residents related to the water crisis.

  Flint Residents v. Veolia North America · U.S. Federal Court (Michigan) · Filed — · $53,000,000 settlement

• Flint Water Crisis Litigation — Lockwood, Andrews & Newman (LAN) $25M Class Settlement

  Settled — Final Approval Grantedlead

  A Michigan federal judge gave final approval to a $25 million settlement ending claims from a class of Flint adults and businesses against LAN for failing to properly alert officials about the dangers of the city's water. LAN also announced a separate confidential settlement in July 2023 and settled with four plaintiffs in 2022 after a jury failed to reach a verdict.

  Flint Residents (Class) v. Lockwood, Andrews & Newman (LAN) · U.S. Federal Court (Michigan) · Filed — · $25,000,000 settlement

• Flint Water Crisis — $626.25 Million State and City Settlement

  Settled — Formally Approvedleadtrihalomethanes

  Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced in March 2023 that a settlement totaling approximately $626.25 million had been formally approved. The state was ordered to pay $600 million, the City of Flint $20 million, with McLaren Regional Medical Center also included as a defendant.

  Flint Residents v. State of Michigan; City of Flint; McLaren Regional Medical Center · Michigan Court · Filed — · $626,250,000 settlement

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