Don't drink the water

Flint, Michigan has a slight problem with its water, which is taken from the local river. Sometimes it's blue, sometimes yellow. It has abnormally high levels of e. coli, trihamlomethanes, lead, and copper. The EPA recommends keeping lead content below 15 parts per billion. the average lead content in the river was 2,000 parts per billion. A dead body and an abandoned car have been found in the river. 

Flint is not alone. Residents in Toledo were told not to drink tap water because tests showed abnormally high levels of microcystins, perhaps related to algae blooms in Lake Erie. Residents in Pennsylvania boil a lot of their water. Chicago residents are seeing more lead in their water. Nationally, the American Society for Civil Engineers’ Report Card for America’s Infrastructure gave the country a “D” in the drinking-water category.