Elon Musk pledges to fix pipes in ANY house in Flint with 'water contamination above FDA levels'

Billionaire inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk pledged on Twitter on Wednesday to “fund fixing the water in any house in Flint that has water contamination above FDA levels”:

Hey @elonmusk I heard a bunch of people saying there's NO WAY you could help get clean water to Flint, Michigan. Said you wouldn't be capable idk

— Baby D (@DylanSheaMusic) July 11, 2018

“No kiddin,” he says:

Please consider this a commitment that I will fund fixing the water in any house in Flint that has water contamination above FDA levels. No kidding.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 11, 2018

And Flint’s mayor is taking him up on the offer:

Mr. Musk, I am the Mayor of Flint. I would like to have a conversation with you about Flint’s specific needs.

— Karen About Flint (@karenaboutflint) July 11, 2018

Sure, will call tomorrow

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 12, 2018

Wow. There’s already a plan in place to start replacing pipes in these homes, so it looks like they’ll happily take Musk up on his offer. From CNN:

The deal requires Michigan to give Flint $87 million in state and federal funds so the city can replace lead and other problem water pipes that connect homes to the city’s main water line. Some of that — $20 million — comes from a $100 million Environmental Protection Agency grant awarded to upgrade Flint’s water system last week; $20 million more comes from a state match.

The state government must come up with an additional $47 million, the settlement says. Also, it must set aside a further $10 million in federal funds for potential cost overruns.

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