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The flushing program aims to remove loose particles of lead from service lines and from the pipes in homes and help distribute orthophosphate.

The EPA has sampled drinking water at more than 400 residences in Flint to test for 13 heavy metals including lead, copper, aluminum and phosphates.

A supplemental budget request approved unanimously in the legislature last month includes money for utilities and can be used to survey Flint’s underground network of pipes.

Water scarcity is contributed to by a plethora of causes, including population growth, inadequate government support and environmental issues.

That agency said that early sampling results showed that lead-removal filters are working as expected in Flint homes with high lead levels.

The complaint, which alleges violations of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, aims to secure safe drinking water in the city.

The two groups allege that dangerous amounts of lead leached out of the city’s pipes and into the drinking water of Flint’s homes and schools for more than a year.

A study found the number of children with dangerously elevated blood lead levels has doubled since the city switched its drinking water source.

FLINT, Mich. — The city of Flint’s notice reported that the water is safe to drink but warns of “increased risk” for the elderly, infants and those with “severely compromised immune systems.”