Fuck You, Snyder...

[Wyrd of Gawd]

It's my understanding the pH of the water is what corroded the pipes downstream from the water plant and released lead present in those pipes.  The Flint River isn't 'leaded', so drinking water straight from the water department plant isn't dangerous. No filter needed.

Any house with PVC, water mains made of steel/cast iron/logs (Chicago has these) wouldn't be a problem.  And JFC, who since the fucking Romans 2000 years ago used lead to make pipes?  (the Roman pipes were actually safe since they had hard water that precipitated a protective coating inside the plumbing containing the lead content, BTW).

Am I missing something about the Flint River then ?

They are busting crooks left and right for the bad water so you can get a job as a defense attorney for one of the scumbags.