Article 53PHS Detroit families still without clean water despite shutoffs being lifted

Detroit families still without clean water despite shutoffs being lifted

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  • Families say city has not made them aware water is back on
  • City turned off taps under criticized debt-collection plan

Officials in Detroit have claimed the city has restored the water supply to its residents, but a number of families are still without clean running water and have had their bills paid by a charity, the Guardian has learned.

Water shutoffs were introduced in Detroit in 2014, as part of a widely condemned debt-collection program that critics said has unfairly affected minority communities during the coronavirus pandemic.

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