Flint Water Switch Was Not About Cost Savings
At this point, there have been hundreds of articles regarding the narrative surrounding the City of Flint’s State propelled switch to the KWA water system. The disastrous outcome, and the political fallout since that time. All of these articles fail to take into account the context surrounding the switch. Further, the media narrative surrounding the crisis has reinforced itself, with reporters looking for proof regarding certain elements of the Crisis, and taking that evidence to reinforce their initial thought. What report after report fails to take into account is the context surrounding the switch. The ‘reader’s digest’ version of the real story: The State of Michigan OK’d the City of Flint’s existing plans to switch to the KWA water system in order to preserve local autonomy; the cost savings offered by such a switch were questionable.