The make believe world of Rick Snyder. This lawsuit has existed since January.

This is more of the "let's pretend" world of Governor Snyder. The law is the law is the law, REPLACE THE PIPES! 

July 7, 2016
By Chad Livengood

...Lawson rejected (click here) arguments by state attorneys that judicial enforcement of the federal Safe Drink Water Act would conflict with the EPA’s administrative enforcement of the law.

“The danger of creating inconsistent obligations for the defendants is relatively low in this case because the EPA and the plaintiffs are seeking the same result: safe drinking water for the residents of Flint,” Lawson wrote in a 25-page ruling.

“This does not appear to a case that will require intricate fact finding or the need for special administrative expertise,” the judge added. “Nor does there appear to be an administrative program that may be upset by the court’s decisions.”

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, Flint’s Concerned Pastors for Social Change and Flint resident Melissa Mays also are plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which was filed in January in U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Michigan.

“I hope it puts pressure on the relevant parties to replace the lead service lines in an accelerated timetable … because there hasn’t been that commitment yet,” said Dimple Chaudhary, senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council....