The City of Flint is continuing to collaborate with the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department, the Genesee County hazmat team, and EGLE on the site of a spill at the Utah Ave. dam. The spilled substance is suspected to be a petroleum-based product and has been sent to a lab for testing. The City of Flint is conducting sampling of the sewer system to trace the source of the spill, but the source has not yet been identified. The spill is currently contained by booms that absorb the contaminants.
As a precaution, the City of Flint advises no fishing and no eating fish from the Flint River until further notice. They are asking residents not to come into contact with the water in any way while this investigation continues.
The City wants to reiterate that this does not impact drinking water in the city of Flint.
