ated . ▁Ut ica ' s ▁water ▁system ▁was ▁shut ▁off ▁again ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 ▁when ▁unsafe ▁levels ▁of ▁chrom ium ▁were ▁again ▁detected . ▁The ▁city ' s ▁schools ▁were ▁closed , ▁and ▁chrom ium ▁waste ▁from ▁Pont iac ▁was ▁bl amed . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁the ▁Pont iac ▁Division ▁of ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁agreed ▁to ▁re im bur se ▁the ▁city ' s ▁exp enses ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁water ▁crisis . ▁The ▁company ▁also ▁agreed ▁to ▁take ▁steps ▁to ▁avoid ▁further ▁dis charg es ▁of ▁chrom ium ▁into ▁the ▁Cl inton ▁River . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 0 ▁- ▁A ▁federal ▁grand ▁j ury ▁issued ▁a ▁four - count ▁ind ict ment ▁against ▁the ▁U AW ▁for ▁alleg edly ▁using ▁union ▁dues ▁to ▁support ▁Democratic ▁candidates ▁for ▁office . ▁ ▁U AW ▁officials ▁charged ▁that ▁the ▁ind ict ment ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁Republican ▁political ▁games mans hip . ▁U AW ▁secretary - tre as urer ▁Emil ▁Maz ey ▁said ▁on ▁August ▁ 6 ▁that ▁the ▁Justice ▁Department ▁offered ▁to ▁dismiss ▁the ▁ind ict ment ▁if ▁the ▁U AW ▁would ▁dis av ow ▁having ▁used ▁general - fund ▁money ▁for ▁political ▁purposes , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁U AW ▁refused ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁and ▁intended ▁to ▁v ind icate ▁its ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁right ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁political ▁programs ▁and ▁have ▁union - supported ▁candidates ▁on ▁those ▁programs . ▁ ▁August ▁▁ ▁August ▁ 3 ▁- ▁A ▁two - year ▁traffic ▁study ▁resulted ▁in ▁a