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Overview of the Crisis

This is a guide to information sources about the Flint water crisis. Resources will be added as needed. Please be sure to visit the University of Michigan-Flint Campus Water Information page.

Flint Water Advisory Task Force: Final Report
Findings and recommendations regarding the Flint water crisis.
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The State of Michigan's Flint Water Advisory Task Force's final report to Gov. Snyder on their findings and recommendations regarding the Flint Water Crisis. Published March 21, 2016.
MLive.com: Flint Water Crisis
Background pieces as well as ongoing events.
MyWater-Flint
"A joint project between University of Michigan-Flint and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Michigan Data Science Team with support from Google.org," that provides location data on lead test results, bottled water pickup and recycling, water filter pickup, and service line replacement.
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"Water test data courtesy of the State of Michigan and property abandonment data courtesy of the United States Postal Service (both via UM-Ann Arbor MDST). Predicted risk results (developed using computer modeling) courtesy of UM-Ann Arbor MDST. Resource site information courtesy of Flint Cares."

Flint Journal, 1898-present This link opens in a new window
Content of The Flint Journal, including articles, illustrations, advertisements, and other content. Includes images (1898-1995; 2018 to present), and text (1995 to present).
The Flint Journal is also available on microfilm on the 1st floor of the Thompson Library, covering 1898 - 2018. These years of coverage are included in the online version, but if you need full page or article images for the years 1996 - 2017, you can scan them on the microfilm reader. If you only need the text of an article from the years 1996 - 2017, it is available in the online version.

UM-Flint Campus Resources

Campus Water Information
A comprehensive guide to UM-Flint's response to the situation.
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Includes:
• Campus resources: Find safe drinking water on campus
• Water Updates & Testing Results: Information of campus water quality from Environment, Health, and Safety at UM-Flint
Flint Water Course Lectures
Learn about the Flint water crisis and the surrounding issues in this special, University of Michigan-Flint course being offered free to the community.
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The course from our Department of Public Health and Health Sciences is also being offered as a 1-credit course to students. This opportunity for bi-directional learning will feature leaders and experts in the Flint water crisis.

Map of Flint's Lead Water Pipes (PDF) | UM-Flint GIS Center
A map of all known locations of lead pipes in Flint, MI. Compiled by the UM-Flint GIS Center. See the full story here.

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