{"id":19503,"date":"2016-02-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/hundreds-of-plumbers-help-out-us-city-with-no-drinking-water\/"},"modified":"2016-02-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-04T00:00:00","slug":"hundreds-of-plumbers-help-out-us-city-with-no-drinking-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/hundreds-of-plumbers-help-out-us-city-with-no-drinking-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of plumbers help out in US city Flint which has no drinking water"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>300 plumbers rolled up their sleeves and got to work over the weekend donating their time to help the beset residents of Flint, Michigan, whose tap water is currently undrinkable.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hundreds of plumbers help US city with no drinking water | FIVEAA\" title=\"Hundreds of plumbers help US city with no drinking water | FIVEAA\" height=\"596\" width=\"648\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2016-02-04_at_1.50.41_pm.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Flint switched water systems in late 2015 but failed to use corrosion controls, which has left the city\u2019s drinking water filled with lead.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hundreds of plumbers help US city with no drinking water | FIVEAA\" title=\"Hundreds of plumbers help US city with no drinking water | FIVEAA\" height=\"325\" width=\"586\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2016-02-04_at_1.51.25_pm.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>Flint&#8217;s drinking water is filled with lead | Image | Twitter via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheEconomist\/status\/691429771633377280\/photo\/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@TheEconomist<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3>Local plumbers have been fitting drinking taps in local homes with filters since last year, but last weekend they were helped by hundreds of volunteer plumbers who descended on the struggling city and worked for free.<\/h3>\n<p>According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc12.com\/home\/headlines\/Plumbers-unions-helping-replace-faucets-in-Flint-during-water-emergency-367089531.html?device=phone&amp;c=y\" target=\"_blank\">ABC12 in Flint<\/a>, residents need filters on their taps to remove the lead from their drinking water, but some faucets are old or oddly shaped, making installation of the filters impossible.<\/p>\n<p>About 40 per cent of Flint residents live below the poverty line, and aside from difficulties fitting them, many residents can\u2019t afford the filters, which reportedly cost about $140 (AUD) each.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We did not cause this American tragedy in Flint,&#8221; union official Harold Harrington told the plumber volunteers who arrived to help. &#8220;But we certainly can help correct the damage that has been done!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hundreds of plumbers help US city with no drinking water | FIVEAA\" title=\"Hundreds of plumbers help US city with no drinking water | FIVEAA\" height=\"308\" width=\"675\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2016-02-04_at_1.51.01_pm.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>Union official Harold Harrington addresses hundred of volunteer plumbers | Image | Twitter via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SusanMaylone\/status\/693916734101663744\/photo\/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@SusanMaylone<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3>On Saturday alone, the plumbers replaced faucets and fitted filters in 800 homes, according to ABC12.<\/h3>\n<h3>WATCH HERE \u2013 plumbers install water filters for Flint residents:<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/paying-suspended-power-players-isn-t-essendon-s-problem\">PAYING SUSPENDED PLAYERS IS NOT THE BOMBER\u2019S PROBLEM: RUCCI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/lifestyle\/research-suggests-that-being-disorganised-is-actually-a-good-thing\">THIS BAD HABIT ACTUALLY MEANS YOU\u2019RE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>300 plumbers rolled up their sleeves and got to work over the weekend donating their time to help the beset residents of Flint, Michigan, whose tap water is currently undrinkable. 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