The settlement includes $600 million from the state, $20 million from the city, $5 million from McLaren Regional Medical Center, and $1.5 million from Rowe Professional Services.
As remembered, Flint Waterworks employees did not add antioxidants to the water, and the private pipes made of lead leached lead into the drinking water. No one died and probably did little harm because it was soon discovered and the population received free bottled water, but Flint is a privileged AfroAmerican city and President Obama declared a National Emergency gifting millions to the dysfunctional city. All private pipes were excavated and substituted - by the American government. Somehow the blame was fixed on the Michigan State governor ("racism") and now the State transfers another 600 million to the city.
Also prosecuted were Veolia and Rowe engineers, that consulted for the city and did nothing but verbal warnings. Veolia had good lawyers but Rowe pays 1.5 million and continues working for the now-rich city. In an unrelated fiasco, the local hospital's water was contaminated with Leptospirosis and killed several patients, and is being forced to pay too.
"Justice" was done. America will pay forever for importing slave labor.
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