A new report estimates it will cost the city of Flint $1.5 billion to repair the damage done since the switch to the Flint River as a water source.
Researchers from Virginia Tech based their estimate on the tests of the corrosiveness of the Flint River.
The researchers say the corrosiveness is “eating away” iron pipes, aging the system by more than 11.5 years in just the last 16 months.
City and state leaders are talking about taking steps to fix Flint’s water problems.
One option on the table might be returning to Detroit water. But Flint will probably need help from the state to do that.
