january 22 response emergency order issue unite state environmental protection agency epa flint water crisis michigan department environmental quality deq director keith creagh write state question whether epa legal authority order state agencies act protect health citizens.the order issue epa thursday state safe drink water act sdwa provide us environmental protection agency authority order action imminent substantial endangerment exist action take state/and local authorities inadequate protect public health epa determine city flint state michigan responses drink water crisis flint inadequate protect public health failures continue result epa issue emergency order make sure necessary action protect public health happen immediately order state michigan require promptly provide public necessary information clear transparent way assure accurate reliable trustworthy information available inform public decisions next step include order create public website state require post report sample result plan weekly status report document require order many people already realize snyder administration fond transparency michigan one two state country governor exempt disclosure freedom information act emergency managers members snyder administration conduct business behind close doors throughout snyder two term governor lead repeat battle violations state open meet act.aside release relevant information public epa order require snyder administration provide flint epa task force information try get michigan officials since november view long list items state refuse turn task force state ten days produce information.the snyder administration must also bring qualify professionals deal situation something else state instruct do state 15 days comply.the epa order provide detail overview ongoing failures state snyder appoint emergency managers flint snyder appoint officials deq.as addict info report state supply epa document alter test result purposely skew make appear water flint fine.during annual state state address michigan governor snyder tell citizens sorry poison residents flint.he go say deserve accountability deserve know buck stop creagh unbelievable two-fold response epa order read do anything wrong follow authority make us anything right accountability creagh state response epa state comply epa order intend fully outline state legal factual concern whether epa authority issue order.on wednesday state michigan receive 80 million federal government addition million grant state early month follow declaration state emergency flint every u.s. taxpayer pay bill snyder corruption incompetence.yet snyder administration audacity claim epa authority tell state do.it disgust infuriate snyder administration force do months ago basic things like get necessary information public cooperate epa task force bring train qualify professionals address situation things snyder administration do without order federal government not.in midst people flint struggle cope crisis us even fathom.featured image credit duncan creamer via flckr cc 2.0 michigan government epa tell us