A $30 million budget supplemental bill that will provide residents of Flint, Mich., a credit on their water bills for water they haven't been able to use because of lead contamination was signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder (R) Feb. 26. "Flint residents should not have to pay for water they cannot drink," Snyder said during a news conference after signing the bill. "This credit will reimburse residents for payments made since April 2014 for the portion of water used for drinking, bathing and cooking." Snyder said he would ask for additional funding in the state's fiscal year 2017 budget to help Flint residents, whose drinking water became contaminated with excessive levels of lead after the city switched its water source but did not add controls to prevent aging service lines from leaching the toxic metal.
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