The deal will resolve all legal actions against the state for its role in.
Flint michigan water 2020.
Residents and businesses of flint michigan would be eligible for payments from a victim compensation fund under a 600 million preliminary settlement announced thursday of.
Michigan will pay 600 million to compensate flint residents whose health was damaged in the city s lead water scandal.
The water crisis in flint michigan exposed major health and environmental concerns for residents and prompted new scrutiny of access to clean drinking water in the u s.
Five years ago lead seeped into the tap water in flint michigan while state and local officials said everything was fine.
Now the same doctor who proved something was wrong is taking the first.
Under the agreement the city must find and remove flint s lead and galvanized steel water service lines by 2020.
The state of michigan must give the city up to 97 million to pay for this work.
Annyjah gibson 11 waits for cars to pull up in a parking lot behind city hall in downtown flint as she helps distribute water in august 2019.
The state of michigan is expected to pay about 600 million to victims of the flint water crisis according to two people with knowledge of a major settlement that is set to be announced this week.
But flint is still.