Not Safe to Drink

What would you do if your tap water turned brown? If it gave your children a rash every time they took a bath? Or worse, what if it made them sick? Read, watch, and listen to the stories below to uncover the wild story about how the water in Flint became Not Safe To Drink. And you can find ALL of our coverage of the Flint Water Crisis here.

Listen to "Not Safe to Drink," a special documentary about the Flint water crisis

Michigan Public | By Lindsey Smith

Published December 16, 2015 at 12:30 PM EST

Clockwise top left: Lee Anne Walters with her son Garrett, the Flint River, Marc Edwards, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha - Flint EMs Darnell Earley, Jerry Ambrose, Ed Kurtz, and Mike Brown. Center - water at the Flint Treatment Plant.

What would you do if your tap water turned brown? If it gave your children a rash every time they took a bath? Or worse, what if it made them sick? Listen to our special documentary below, and hear the wild story about how the water in Flint became Not Safe To Drink.

Credits

Produced and written by Lindsey Smith, with help from Sarah Hulett.
Edited by Sarah Hulett with help from Jennifer Guerra.
Additional reporting by Steve Carmody, Mark Brush , Rebecca Williams and other members of the Michigan Radio news team
Vincent Duffy is the news director at Michigan Radio