지난 2월 23일 미시간주 상원은 만장일치로 수도요금을 승인, 플린트(Flint)시 주민들은 납오염 위기에 따라 수도요금 지원금 3천만 달러를 제공받게 됐다.

미시간주지사 Rick Snyder는 주 상원이 만장일치로 승인해 통과시킨 이 건에 서명할 계획이라고 밝혔다. 이 지원금은 플린트시 주민에게 지난 2014년 4월 이후의 가정용수 요금에 대한 명목으로 제공된다.

 

 

 

Under a bill unanimously approved by the Michigan Senate on Tuesday, residents of Flint, Michigan, will get $30 million to help pay their water bills following a lead contamination crisis there.

 

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder plans to sign the bill, which had been passed unanimously by the state's House last week.

 

The funding would provide Flint residents credits to cover residential water bills from April 2014 through this April, or until the water is deemed clean.

 

The contamination of Flint's water supply had drawn national attention, even becoming a political scandal as emails and documents have emerged showing that Michigan officials tried to play down and cover up the problem for months.

 

Once approved, the bill will bring total emergency state funding for Flint to $70 million.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2016년 2월 24일]