Water crisis

Flint Michigan Water Crisis In 2013, Flint, Michigan city officials debated switching from current provider Detroit Water and Sewage Department to Karegnondi Water Authority to save money.They turned to the Flint River which had been their primary water source until the 1960’s. Officials did not immediately treat the Flint River water to ensure it didn't cause corrosion in the pipes, leading to illness amongst residents. As the crisis progressed lead was found in the water and more than 100,000…

Flint, Michigan water crisis to similar incidents around the world using a sociological viewpoint then analyzing the gathered information to help determine how the crisis in Flint should have been handled. Flint The town of Flint resides in the state of Michigan and has been the attention of national news due to the high lead levels that were present in the city’s municipal water system. This is all started back in 2012-2013 when Racine started to seek alternatives to the Detroit Water and…

1. Flint water Crisis, I once lived in Flint, MI and wanted to know how bad it really was. The Crisis started in April 2014 with the decision to switch the city’s water from a contract with Detroit water from Lake Huron, to the local Flint River. The only reason why for the switch was to save money. The switch, approved by Darnell Earley, Flint’s state-appointed emergency manager, was supposed to be a short switch because Flint was going to use a new pipe line that was connected to Lake Huron.…

Part 1: Crisis and Post Crisis Responses: The Flint, Michigan Water Crisis Case Living just two hours south of Flint, MI, I followed the news stories about their water crisis pretty closely. Organizations from all across the state and beyond offered assistance to the people of Flint. It became a household topic of conversation. My recommendations for the mayor of Flint at this point in time is to sit down and do a very serious evaluation of the crisis communication. It is time to put the…

The Flint Michigan Water Crisis The Flint Michigan Water Crisis is a major disaster. The lead in the water caused health issues among the people living there and prompted an investigation into what caused the lead levels to rise, and who or what was at fault. This is an example of Risks and Hazards, as the Risk was the changing of water and the Hazard was the contaminated drinking water. Key: Flint homes with more than 15 Parts per billion of lead (ppb) (2/1/16) This image shows how many…

will catch my flight to California to attend my 50th class reunion at Pitzer College. The year is 2071. On the plane, I return to my latest project: inexpensive desalinization of ocean water. My company has come so far; our team has already developed technology that evaporates and condenses ocean water into drinking water efficiently. While the process is environmentally sustainable, the startup is less economically achievable. Now, we are looking into a staggering 50% reduction in costs in…

their time of crisis. Sometimes trying to help a person survive in crisis will also bring about a mini-crisis in the person who wants to help. As we recover from our first reaction of "What Can I Do?" we become aware of some basic ways to help the person in crisis. In these times of both a national economic and health crisis, it is good for us to prepare ourselves with a survival guide in learning how to respond to another person experiencing crisis. Remember, everyone reacts to crisis…

Water, as we know is one of our most coveted resources. We use it to cook our food, wash our bodys, and even our cars. Water is undeniably a resource we use every single day. Many people throughout the world undervalue the importance of this resource. As Americans, we have come accustom to having clean fresh water at our disposal, and not having the worries that several other countrys do. One American city, has been forced to learn the hard way about how valuable the water they once took for…

turning on the faucet like every other day and seeing the clear sparkling water. But wait, it isn’t that sparkly today. Even so, you pour it into the glass for your kid. Then you see it turns into a yucky brown color. You think it’s still okay, but it’s not. The Flint water crisis is a tragedy where the governor of Flint made a mistake by not telling one of the poorest cities in the U.S. , Flint, Michigan about lead in their water. If we are going to help the residents of Flint and make…

If another water crisis emerges, or another crisis involved in the state and local infrastructure that surrounds cities like Flint, then many more lives will unduly suffer in the near future. Poverty is a strong factor in the lives of Flint and they will not improve if laws like this are still active. The time trend for this is also urgent as many Flint residents depend on bottled water and while the water was switched back to Detroit’s system, large amounts…