DETROIT — Niko Goodrum thought Flint was back to normal after the city’s water crisis.
"It was a movie about Flint on Lifetime.
I watched that, and when I came up, I wanted to try to help."
While Monday marks the Tigers’ first off-day in 2 1/2 weeks, ending a stretch of 18 games in 17 days, Goodrum will be spending the morning in Flint, helping hand out 1,440 cases of bottled water at a local help center along with volunteers from the United Way of Genesee County and the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan.
The city continues to replace lead pipes that were damaged by contaminated water from the Flint River.
"I’m trying to do whatever I can do on my end to try to help get some water.
It’s a big thing to me for someone to have clean water."
That’s why, even with a much-needed off-day, Goodrum wanted to do more than just donate money.
So, why 1,440 cases of bottled water?
"I gave the team a dollar figure that I wanted to give," he said.

Luis Hernandez Tulare’s water system failed to meet state water drinking standards, city officials reported in a letter sent to residents this week.
It could take three years to completely clear the cancer-causing contaminant from Tulare’s water supply, city officials said.
Tulare water customers don’t have to find an alternative drinking water source, said Trish Whitfield, Tulare public works director.
Some took to social media and said they’d be buying bottled water until the water meets standards.
In total, 17,885 Tulare water customers should receive the letter.
However, those who consume water with exceeded levels of 1,2,3-TCP for a long period of time have an increased risk of getting cancer, according to reports.
Tim Doyle, Tulare’s water utility manager, said consumers would have to drink 2 liters of water at the maximum level for 70 years to increase the health risk.
Long-term exposure has led to liver and kidney damage and reduced body weight in animals studied.
In 1999, 1-2,3 TCP was regulated with the current 0.005-micrograms per liter standard.
City administrators will deal with wells showing the highest levels of 1,2,3 TCP, Doyle said.

After watching the movie, and talking to his mother, Goodrum realized the problem was far from over.
So, Goodrum went to work.
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Goodrum will distribute the water in Flint on Monday, a rare off day in what’s been a hectic and brutal Tigers’ schedule.
“It’s all good, I’ve always loved helping any way I can,” Goodrum said.
I’ve always been trying to do that.” The fact the water crisis is ongoing in Flint, and the community could still use bottled water, amazes Goodrum.
“Yes, because we all need water,” Goodrum said “I don’t want anyone to not have some good water.
I’m trying to do whatever I can do on my end to help, to get some water to everyone because everyone needs water that’s healthy for them.” Negro League tribute Saturday’s game was the 24th Annual Negro Leagues Tribute Game, both teams wearing Negro League tribute uniforms during the game representing the Detroit Stars and Cleveland Buckeyes.
Starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (right shoulder impingement) will make a rehab start Monday in West Michigan.

"To come meet the needs of the people, that’s what it’s all about,” Pastor Robert Williams said.
Pastor Williams isn’t from Flint, but treats the people here as if they’re his own.
This is his third time in Flint donating water.
He visited back in 2015 during the height of the water crisis and again several weeks later.
He eventually raised around 25,000 bottles of water, then brought it to the Hallwood Plaza on Pearson and Clio Road.
Pastor Williams said he’s not leaving until every bottle is gone.
"We’ll go until we run out.
Rain, sleet or snow!"
he said laughing.
Although the need for water is still great, the pastor and his congregation want to encourage the people of Flint that they’re not alone.

Those that produce food and beverages with tap water as an ingredient may postpone production until the advisory is lifted or use an alternative water source, ODA officials said.
The NORPAC processing facilities in Salem and Stayton have continued production since the first advisories about the water quality.
“To brew with water that’s just a little bit toxic does not match our model.” Croxall said that they have ordered a $4,000 water filtration system that will allow them to brew irrespective of advisories if water contamination continues to be a problem through the summer.
MORE: Salem water crisis: Latest test OK, advisory continues at least through Sunday “We don’t want to be in a position where we have to defend why we’re brewing beer with toxic water,” Croxall said.
Since the water advisories were put in place, Dave Walery has been buying bottled water for making dough and rinsing vegetables for his pizza.
Walery said that on Thursday – not the busiest day of the week for the restaurant – he went through 60 two-liter bottles of soda.
“’What am I drinking?
Walmart When the initial drinking water advisory was issued May 29, the Walmart stores in Salem were put on the company’s emergency store list and were receiving shipments of bottled water that night.
When the second drinking water advisory was issued Wednesday, the South Commercial Walmart became a major provider for those in the area seeking to purchase drinking water.
“I think the bottled water we’re delivering through Meals on Wheels and to the stations that we’re taking it to, it’s economic relief for people who are already on the margins.” Long term impact The long-term impact on Salem’s economy is hard to gauge.

New Zealand-based water bottlers are cashing in on picturesque Southern Alps landscapes, even if they’re based nowhere near them, the Beverage Council says.
Northland-based PH9 Plus Water this week updated its website, removing a reference to the water coming from the South Island of New Zealand, after the Sunday Star-Times began investigating an allegation that it was in fact bottled in the Ararimu Valley, West Auckland.
This is the source of much of the high-alkaline water currently sold in New Zealand shops.
Owner of Summer Flower Trading, which runs the brand, Nancy Xin said the water came from all over New Zealand.
She would not disclose the exact location.
READ MORE: Questionable claims about bottled New Zealand water to be sold in China "If people want to ask where the water comes from, I don’t bother with those things," she said.
Because New Zealand was a volcanic country, there were a number of natural alkaline water sources, although they sometimes had other materials in them that were not desirable, such as mercury.
"One of the things the industry is bad at is having websites with picturesque images of the South Alps but then you find the water is bottled nowhere near there.
People leverage off the back of the New Zealand story and the Southern Alps are sexier than a paddock in South Auckland."
There’s nothing wrong with most people’s water supply in New Zealand, anyway."

(KMAland) — Efforts continue to supply safe drinking water to thousands of customers in southern Iowa.
A drinking water warning remains in effect for Southern Iowa Rural Water Association in portions of Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor and Union counties after a membrane failure at the Creston Water Treatment Plant.
Hy-Vee announced Friday that its stores will be distributing free bottled water to a number of impacted communities.
Thanks to donations from Pepsi and Anheuser-Busch, more than 6,000 gallons of bottled water is being donated this weekend.
This is in addition to nearly 20,000 gallons of bottled water that has already been distributed by the grocery chain.
Bottled water will be distributed Friday from 4-7 p.m. at Macksburg City Hall, Murray Church of Christ, Grand River Community Center and Ellston Fire Department.
More bottled water will be given away Sunday from 4-7 p.m. at the Prescott Fire Department, Lenox Fire Department and Nodaway Community Building.
Repairs are still being conducted at the Creston Treatment Plant with line flushing expected over the weekend.
Communities and areas will then begin being released from the drinking water warning as lines are cleared.

PULLMAN, Mich. — Dozens of residents at an Allegan County apartment complex are under a health advisory on Thursday and are being told not to drink the water.
The water in Angela Cambio’s apartment may not look out of the ordinary, but she knew all along something didn’t seem right Cambio said, “To me when it’s running, it smells like rotten eggs.” She also noticed a white chalky color when the water was boiled.
Cambio said, “We boiled the water to make tea and this is what the outcome.” Cambio and dozens of other residents in the Mystic View apartment complex were recently notified the water had high levels Cadmium, a toxic heavy metal.
“I don’t know how bad that stuff is.” The apartment complex owner’s are giving residents bottled water to use.
Wesley Keigley said, “Using bottled water, jugged water for everything.” Many, like Keigley and Cambio, are preparing to move out, but some rely on state assistance and many have already moved out.
Cambio said, “You got 24 families leaving.
Keigley said, “I blame the people that own the whole apartment complex.
How long have they known about this?
How long have they sit on their own hands and done nothing about it?
Because we’re smaller?

Students at six Detroit schools have been drinking bottled water for weeks since tests revealed dangerous levels of lead or copper in the schools’ water fountains.
But retesting this year again discovered elevated levels of metals, and Detroit’s main district shut off water fountains and brought in bottled water.
The district initially discovered lead and copper in water pipes in aging district schools when it started testing water in 2016, a move prompted by the Flint water crisis.
Parents at the six schools have been notified, Superintendent Nikolai Vitti informed board members in a memo last month.
“We are proactively testing the water at all of our schools even though this is not required by federal, state, or local laws.” A facility review of district buildings will be shared with the community later this month, Vitti’s statement said, and will “define our district’s facility challenges moving forward.” The six affected elementary and middle schools schools are J.E.
While she’s grateful the district voluntarily tests the water and informs parents and students, Burton International Academy’s PTA President Dana Dacres said the water shutoff has been a great inconvenience for students, teachers and staff.
“I’m concerned about all our children in these buildings,” he said.
Lead exposure can cause serious damage to children’s developing brains, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, and there is no safe level of exposure.
Studies show most lead exposure doesn’t immediately cause symptoms, but as the concentration of lead in the body rises, symptoms can include headaches, stomach pain, loss of appetite or constipation.
Detroit district buildings are undergoing a review of its building conditions, many of which are in serious disrepair.

The Union County seat has been without drinkable water since Friday morning after a membrane filtration system failed at the Twelve Mile Water Plant.
The tap water is still suitable for bathing and safe for pets and livestock, said Dan McIntosh, general manager of the SIRWA and Creston Water Works’ treatment plant.
"The membranes are about $1 million," McIntosh said.
She was grateful for Hy-Vee’s giveaway but knew it wouldn’t last long.
"With drinking water, even if it’s boiled, I just don’t trust it."
"It was all four membranes all at the same time," he said.
But he said that water is "still available."
‘There’s a lot of frustration’ While people have found practical workarounds to the water situation, many are still upset over the mixed messages and hazy timeline coming from the water utility.
"There’s a lot of frustration with the lack of communication," said Brian Davis, a member of Creston’s city council and the assistant director of Creston’s Hy-Vee store.
At Peterson’s home in northeast Creston, she developed a system for boiling, cooling and storing water in her kitchen.