Advocates filed a petition with the EPA over the high lead levels last month.
Rev. Edward Pinkney, a local activist and president of the grassroots Benton Harbor Community Water Council, described the water coming out of the tap as"yellow with little particles in it with a bad smell."
The petition stated that after surpassing the 15 ppb threshold for corrosion control treatment and other actions,"as we have seen here in Benton Harbor … this treatment technique has failed to meet its preventative health standards and has exposed countless people to lead-contaminated drinking water."
"People are very upset because they feel they can't trust the government. They allowed our children to suffer," Pinkney said."They actually didn't learn anything from Flint."Under Michigan's 2022 state budget, $10 million is dedicated to replace service lines in Benton Harbor and $15 million for a new drinking water emergency fund.
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