Many of the pipes are over 50 years old and from an era when lead was legally used in water supply systems.
Detroit has always charged excessive prices to the suburban and outlying counties.
Add to these problems; a declining area and the declining property tax base and the inability to raise funds by issuing new bonds for the water district.
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Emails show Detroit offered significant price reductions to Flint in hopes of keeping its largest water customer, after an emergency manager appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder decided to switch Flint over to its own water supply.
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In all fairness, Trump had nothing to do with this. Gov. Rick Snyder (R) was elected during the Obama administration.