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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
PREVENT AND DETECT FRAUD, WASTE & ABUSE THROUGH OVERSIGHT
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL – U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Epa.gov/oig
@EPAoig
In April 2016, the Office of Inspector General
sent a team of evaluators to Flint, Michigan.The team is evaluating the EPA's response to
the contamination in the city's water system. 
The team interviewed individuals 
with exclusive knowledge and 
insight key to the evaluation, including Flint residents who submitted complaints 
about their water 
the EPA, the White House or the OIG about their water.
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FLINT WATER CRISIS
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[B-ROLL VIDEO FOOTAGE OF CITY OF FLINT, FLINT RIVER, EPA OIG EVALUATION TEAM, FLINT WATER TREATMENT PLANT, LEAD PIPES EPA EMERGENCY RESPONSE, WATER DISTRIBUTION SITES, EPA OIG MANAGEMENT ALERT REPORT COVER]
In April 2014, the city of Flint switched from purchasing treated water from Detroit to sourcing and treating its water supply from the Flint River.
After the source switch, Flint residents started to report color and odor problems with the water to the EPA.
By February 2015, indications of lead were being identified in the drinking water supply.
The Flint Water Treatment Plant is responsible for 
operating the water supply and purification system, 
including three drinking water reservoirs, four 
pump stations, four dams on the Flint River and 
the water quality testing laboratory.
The OIG team arrived on scene to interview the city's 
utilities administrator and plant operators, and tour 
the facility.
water quality testing laboratory
In April 2015, the EPA discovered that the necessary 
corrosion control had not been added in the public 
water system since the source switch.

[IMAGE OF LEAD PIPES WITH CAPTION READING "Pictured from left to right are a lead pipe, a corroded steel pipe, and a lead pipe treated with protective orthophosphate. Orthophosphate bonds to lead in pipes and acts as a barrier, preventing further corrosion throughout a water system, 3:49]

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industrial scrap yard next to Flint Water Treatment Plant
desolate park and playground
Abandonment in Flint is widely reported.
11,605 homes are vacant in Flint, some burned down.
EPA Region 5 emergency response personnel go to Flint residents' 
homes to provide water filtration aid, sampling and other assistance.
In January 2016, bottled water and filter 
distribution sites opened at Flint fire stations. New water distribution sites have since opened.National Guard troops maintained a presence at the sites.
The OIG continued to meet with dozens of current and former city officials, state of Michigan officials, EPA personnel and others. 
The OIG found that, as early as June 2015, the EPA had the 
authority and sufficient information to issue an emergency order 
to protect Flint residents from lead-contaminated water under the
Safe Drinking Water Act.  
The conditions in Flint continued. The EPA issued the emergency order to intervene in January 2016. It has since taken steps toward readiness for responding to future crises.
The OIG has issued an initial report to alert the EPA of key factors that delayed its intervention in Flint, and to recommend that the EPA update and clarify its guidance on how and when to intervene.
The evaluation of the Flint drinking water crisis is ongoing. The OIG plans to issue another report at the conclusion of its review.

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EPA OIG MULTIMEDIA
Information and data sources:
• RealtyTrac® U.S. Residential Property Vacancy Rate Drops 9.3 Percent Between Q3 2015 and Q1 2016
• City of Flint (www.cityofflint.com/public-works/utilitieswater/water-treatment-plant)
• U.S. EPA Region 5 Emergency Response personnel

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Epa.gov/oig
@EPAoig

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