FLINT, Mich. — The City Council in Flint, Michigan, is asking a federal judge for more time to choose a long-term source of drinking water in the wake of the city's lead-tainted water crisis.
The request was made in a Sunday court filing. Gov. Rick Snyder's administration sued Flint to force the council to approve a 30-year deal with the Great Lakes Water Authority, a regional water agency, which has been serving the city since a lead disaster was declared in fall 2015.
Mayor Karen Weaver agrees with the plan, but the council hasn't been persuaded. U.S. District Judge David Lawson last week set a Monday deadline.
Managers appointed by Snyder provided Flint with water from the Flint River in 2014. The corrosive water wasn't properly treated, and lead leached from old plumbing.
The Associated Press
