Flint, MI - The rider leads for the replacement of water pipes to a Flint home may be higher than the houses are actually worth.
But officials say that money may be the only way to ensure that damage all city residents with clean drinking water and repairing the economic caused by the water crisis is the city.
State data shows more than 600 homes have been tested in the city a positive impact on the water levels of lead above the limit of 15 ppb federal action. However, affected households are not limited to a specific area.
High levels of lead have been and some carefully arranged in a section of luxury homes along Miller Street Tudor to recognize the city Cultural Association. However, high concentrations were also found in some parts of the traditional working class mainly affected by the industrialization of the city, the population decline and rampant crime.
A house on the east side of the city, which was mainly affected by arson in recent years, was purchased for $ 5,000 in August 2014, a few months after the city began the river as Flint and source complaints of drinking water has started to the water quality. In January it was determined lead levels more than 12 times the federal limit for action.
State officials said it could be about $ 4000 cost per household leads to replace, it would be for a little less help estimate the city. The total replacement cost is estimated at between $ 50 million and $ 60 million.
But despite the cost, the officials leads in the city say to set a priority for the people of Flint and the financial future of the city must remain.
"The value of a house is not measured by the price," said the representative. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township. "Home is the place where a family where their children increase life. I think it would be a mistake to base the question of whether we someone's home to invest in clean water base, if the property is of particular value because is given day. "
Pipe replacement and the crisis should remain a priority, as it has an effect on the people of Flint and Genesee County unproven high levels of lead, Flint real estate sector, whose homes Lucy Ham said.
Ham said that potential buyers of Flint begin to move away because of the water crisis, some financial lenders began to demand evidence of water to households in Flint, and order before the money is released to buy a house.
This reluctance of lenders could eventually lead to a halt in all new funding for home sales Flint, and cause homes are not for sale in the city.
"We need to be done quickly," Ham said. "If the lender loans cut here, we're in trouble."
Gov. Rick Snyder until Wednesday, February 17 a press conference he said that the supply lines expected from at least 30 high risk, replaced, a study on the study of the water supply line and the reliability of the water infrastructure of professional services in Flint Rowe 15 . March base are completed.
Rowe has been selected by the State under a contract, not covered at $ 500,000 provide the water system of the city to evaluate manager to help guide what the water infrastructure can be done town for the crisis to end city water.
Ministry spokesman environmental quality Mel Brown said Rowe for the study was chosen because it. A lot of work on the infrastructure in recent years for the city
Rowe is also a plan asset management associated completed for mid-May.
"Right now the focus is on the location of pipelines and determination, which are made of lead, and then continue with a plan to replace them with lines with a high risk, high priority considered the beginning," said Dave Murray, newspapers Snyder. "The mayor (Karen) Weber stressed that the removal of the tubes is a priority, and we are working with our partners in the city."
The city is the national honor to the lead content of blood changed so high in some children Flint, after the city its water source Lake Huron from the water system Detroit Flint River bought in April 2014 decision, while the city was of an emergency manager by the State, the city will run appointed to connect to the water authority Karegnondi.
state regulators never demanded that the river water to be treated to make it less corrosive, lead pipes caused to leak into the water supply.
Although the city of Detroit connecting serve in October, the local authorities and the state have pregnant women and infants warned against the use of water, if it has already been tested lead levels remain higher than what can be treated through a filter.
called for work to begin next week Review and reach all the resources available to start lead service lines in the homes of those who most strongly to eliminate from lead exposure, including pregnant women, children and people with autoimmune.
Thursday announced Snyder that the lines of several hundred homes $ 2,000,000 to replace the city.
Snyder also set aside $ 25 million in additional funds as part of its 2017 budget for infrastructure, but the budget is not approved by the legislature.
There was of Snyder $ 3,000,000 for infrastructure as part of a $ 28 million loan signed last month, included the money for additional nurses, buy testing costs and bottled water and filters.
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