In a civil suit deposition shown on June 29 to federal court jurors in Ann Arbor, Mich., former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) testified that he is surprised a Flint, Mich., water consultant did not discuss issues related to lead in the city water system as part of its February 2015 report to officials, since emails show that Veolia Water North America Operating Services managers had identified it previously and discussed how to treat the problem, which eventually grew into a major supply crisis.
In testimony at the trial of the suit by some Flint families against Veolia and engineer Lockwood Andrews Newnam, Snyder said it is likely his administration would have moved more quickly to address the issue.