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The nearly lifelong resident of Flint started noticing clumps of hair tangled in her comb or stranded on her pillowcase last fall, about six months after the city switched from buying water from Detroit's system, which draws from Lake Huron, and began sourcing water from the Flint River.

After the latest round of water testing in March, which showed decreased levels of THMs, the mayor and the state-appointed emergency manager insisted that the water is now safe to drink and that the switch to the Flint River is saving the city $12 million annually.

Contamination in Flint's water system is only part of the city's water woes.

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