Since 2014, Flint River consumption created a public health threat, especially for vulnerable populations such as children. On February 2015, a Flint resident contacted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the extremely high levels of lead in her water, the EPA told water personnel that a program should be in place and in June the same year, EPA confirms “High Lead Levels in Flint, Michigan.” In September, a doctor from Hurley Hospital finds very high lead levels inchildren. In order to face the crisis, in 2015, the Governor created the FlintWater Advisory Task Force to review the state and in December 14, 2015 Flintdeclared a state of emergency.  In January 2016 as a form of protest, a crowd of 150 protesters circled through the hallways of the Michigan state capitol, toting jugs of dirty water and calling for action on a drinking water crisis.

During 2015 protests and lawsuits against the city were carried out from activists and clergy groups. After the cases were dismissed, in April 2016, 514 residents file class actions suits. Theplaintiffs alleged negligence and demanded more than $220 million in damages for the EPA's role in the water crisis. The same year, as an environmental justice platform Flint activists announced the formation of a new initiative, the Community Development Organization. Created in response to the water crisis, this organisation assists and shares information with those affected by the Flint River water switch.  As a temporary action water filters, bottled water and at-home water test kits are being provided to Flint residents.  Four government officials resigned due to their mismanagement of the water crisis, and Snyder issued an apology to citizens while promising money to Flint residents for medical care and infrastructure improvement. The long-term health effects of that poisoning may not be fully understood for years.

No charges have yet resulted from a renewed investigation.

No high-ranking members of former Gov. Rick Snyder’s dministration -- including Snyder himself, who was never charged -- were ever convicted. And the statute of limitations on any misconduct in office charges may have run out Saturday, April 25, 2020, widely accepted as the day the crisis started."

The crisis started when Flint’s water source was changed to the Flint River on April 25, 2014 while the city was being run by state-appointed emergency financial managers and not by elected officers. The water was never treated to make it less corrosive, causing damage to pipes and plumbing throughout the city and allowing lead to leech into its drinking water. It’s been 5 years. Flint still doesn’t trust the water.