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Judge denies man’s request to reinstate free water program in Flint

A judge has denied a man’s request to resume the program that distributed free bottled water to the residents of Flint, Michigan.
According to the complaint, Bryant’s home registered more than 1,300 parts per billion (ppb) of lead when tested earlier this year, MLive reported.
But Bryant is no longer living at the home, and when asked, turned down an opportunity to have a water filtration system added, Levy noted, MLive reported.
The hearing held in downtown Ann Arbor lasted a couple hours, according to MLive.
Rick Snyder said then the state would stop supplying free bottled water to Flint residents because the water quality there had "tested below action levels of the federal Lead and Copper Rule for nearly two years."
But resident Arthur Woodson said promises haven’t been kept and people still need help.
"It seems like we worse now than when the crisis first started," he told ABC News.
Resident Juani Olivares told ABC News folks just aren’t ready.
"The children don’t want to touch the faucets, they are traumatized," Olivares said.
Olivares, who is the president and CEO of the Genesee County Hispanic Latin Collaborative-La Placita, said there’s still a lot of work to do.

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