Miles of pipeline were supposed to transfer water from Lake Huron to three counties and two

cities to businesses and homes throughout eastern Michigan, including the city of Flint.
Unfortunately, this phenomenon that could have been the dawn of a new era and economic boom
became a public health crisis due to the Legionnaires' outbreak.
Flint’s state-appointed managers decided to maintain the water through old water treatment plant
from Flint River Before Flint’s water supply change in spite of being warned about the safety of
water by A foreman named McFarland.
12 people had died there had been 90 confirmed cases in the year and a half following the water
switch. Neither the public nor most medical professionals weren’t notified about the deadly
outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease for more than a year. Drafted alerts were never sent to medical
providers according to internal emails, because the person in charge wasn’t there that day.
An independent statistical analysis of death records found that there were approximately 70 more
pneumonia deaths in Genesee County than normal during the water crisis. At least 20 confirmed
Legionnaires’ patients who initially survived their diagnosis later died of causes commonly
linked to the disease. Finally, state's health director Nick Lyon accused of failing to caution the
public and involuntary manslaughter. But a new prosecution has been appointed which dropped
all charges against him. However, I think these are things that can be done to prevent similar
crises.
The government can publish water test results by creating a website that is open to the public.
Create an Intelligence network for direct communication between water treatment plants and
treatment staff to convey immediate results. Also, prizes and other incentives should be
considered for citizen activists and organizations that offer solutions to improve the quality of the
water treatment process.