FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The decision to stop using water from the Flint River at the General Motors engine plant is expected to cost the city about $400,000 each year.
Department of Public Works Director Howard Croft said Monday that the city will allow the company to instead tap into a Flint Township water line. The Flint Journal (http://bit.ly/ZCmgUl ) reports the agreement was made after GM said the city-supplied river water caused rusting on its engine parts.
Some members of the city council said emergency manager Darnell Earley and Mayor Dayne Walling failed to adequately inform them of the decision. Councilman Eric Mays says he expects the emergency manager to act in good faith if he and his fellow council members are required to do the same.
GM agreed to return as a water customer when the city begins using Lake Huron water again.
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Information from: The Flint Journal, http://www.mlive.com/flint
