The Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s Water Protection Branch recently added the section of the Flint River from the Lee County line to the Mitchell County line to the GAEPD Impaired Streams ...

when Flint switched its water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River to save money. The Flint River did not have the proper corrosion control technology, which contributed to pipes rusting ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lifted its Safe Drinking Water Act emergency order for Flint on Monday, marking a ...

The emergency order had been in place since 2016. Flint now has to comply with normal lead-level standards set under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

At the time, Flint switched its water supply to the Flint River without proper treatment, exposing residents to dangerous levels of lead and other contaminants. The EPA announced Monday that Flint ...