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WATER JUSTICE JOURNEY PLATFORM/INFORMATION SHEET Issues: Water Shutoff Crisis More than 33,000 Detroit households — an estimated 90,000 people —lost water service for nonpayment during 2014. This is a systemic issue that is disproportionately affecting lowincome communities and communities of color Uptodate Statistics: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l3m‐ 5d5PaNzSQvrEDcL1vi0Y_OsEhmtzl9kOOf9XQmI/edit?usp=sharing ShutOffs, Suburbs, and DWSD Facts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29YalEn44DLZ0lDcFZBY0xQZGM/view?usp=sh aring Unaffordable Water and Sewage Services About 148,000 residential customers —half of households were more than 60 days past due on their water and sewer bills and faced losing water service as of January 8, 2015. They owed an average of $647 on previous bills. DWSD Deficit Information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29YalEn44DLanVTMXRpZ2hydUE/view?usp=sh aring DWSD Fact Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29YalEn44DLMWt1Nzk2ekM4VEE/view?usp=s haring Water Affordability Plan Information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29YalEn44DLY0FuQS1XZWpSREk/view?usp=sh aring https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29YalEn44DLN1F4MjVKYlhDMFE/view?usp=sh aring https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29YalEn44DLSkNtSlRaXzBnNzA/view?usp=shar ing Full Water Affordability Plan: http://michiganwro.blogspot.com/p/water‐affordability‐program.html Toxic, Unhealthy, Dangerous Water Since the Emergency Manager has taken power in the City of Flint, the city has stopped using DWSD for water service and has instead started using the Flint

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WATER JUSTICE JOURNEY PLATFORM/INFORMATION SHEETIssues:Water Shut­off CrisisMore than 33,000 Detroit households — an estimated 90,000 people —lost water service for nonpayment during 2014.  This is a systemic issue that is disproportionately affecting low­income communities and communities of color

Up­to­date Statistics:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l3m‐5d5PaNzSQvrEDcL1vi0Y_OsEhmtzl9kOOf9XQmI/edit?usp=sharing

Shut­Offs, Suburbs, and DWSD Facts:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29YalEn44DLZ0lDcFZBY0xQZGM/view?usp=sharing

Unaffordable Water and Sewage ServicesAbout 148,000 residential customers —half of households were more than 60 days past due on their water and sewer bills and faced losing water service as of January 8, 2015. They owed an average of $647 on previous bills. 

DWSD Deficit Information:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29YalEn44DLanVTMXRpZ2hydUE/view?usp=sharing

DWSD Fact Sheet:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29YalEn44DLMWt1Nzk2ekM4VEE/view?usp=sharing

Water Affordability Plan Information:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29YalEn44DLY0FuQS1XZWpSREk/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29YalEn44DLN1F4MjVKYlhDMFE/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29YalEn44DLSkNtSlRaXzBnNzA/view?usp=sharing

Full Water Affordability Plan: http://michiganwro.blogspot.com/p/water‐affordability‐program.html

Toxic, Unhealthy, Dangerous WaterSince the Emergency Manager has taken power in the City of Flint, the city has stopped using DWSD for water service and has instead started using the Flint 

River, which is known for being toxic and not suitable for drinking. This switch has result in health issues for Flint residents including, lead poisoning, carbon toxicity, and many others.

http://www.d‐rem.org/video‐hard‐to‐swallow‐toxic‐water‐in‐a‐toxic‐system‐in‐flint/

http://www.aclumich.org/democracywatch/index.php/entry/hard‐to‐swallow‐toxic‐water‐in‐a‐toxic‐system

Demands:Implement a Water Affordability Plan!https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29YalEn44DLY0FuQS1XZWpSREk/view?usp=sharing

Water Affordability vs. Water Assistance:http://www.d‐rem.org/statement‐on‐water‐affordability‐vs‐water‐assistance‐for‐dwsd‐low‐income‐customers‐assistance‐is‐not‐affordability/

Full Water Affordability Plan: http://michiganwro.blogspot.com/p/water‐affordability‐program.html

Immediate Clean, Healthy, Water Relief to the Residents of Flint

ResourcesWater Assistance:THAW: (313) 226‐9465United Way: Dial 211 using a landlineWAVE Fund: Contact DWSD at (313) 964‐9094Wayne Metro: City of Detroit—(313) 388‐9799Wayne Metro: Countywide—(734) 284‐6999Michigan Welfare Rights Organization: (313) 964‐0618Water Hotline: 844‐42WATER or (844) 429‐2837

Water Quality:Michigan Department of Environmental QualityPollution Emergency Alerting System(800) 292‐ 4706

Running Water:Detroit Water & Sewerage DepartmentReport Running Water: (313) 267‐7401