first this crisis began in the spring of 2013 when citicorp also voted 7-1 to buy water from the wateruthority, former flint mayor wally supported the move and the emergency command approved the plan, the department of detroit water and sewer provided notice of termination effective one year later and on april 25th, 2014, flint began to use water from the plant river as an interim source. second, soon after the switch from detroit water to flint water residents complained about the water, the color, the smell, and concerns with bacteria. ultimately localized boil water advisories were issued in august and september of 2014 each lasting several days. third the department of environmental quality, a federal environmental protection agency began communicating about concerns in january of 2013, said the boats were ineffective in full be addressing and solving a the problem. they e q misinterpreted water safety regulations and the epa did not act with sufficient urgency to express concerns of the experts about the approach and the risk of lead contamination. in may of 2015, when residents,