 recommended changes "to minimize (disinfectant byproduct) formation along with risks associated with corrosion," the statement said.

Schuette was joined at a 10 a.m. news conference today at U-M Flint by Special Assistant Attorney General Noah Hall and members of his investigative team, which is led by Royal Oak attorney Todd Flood and Andrew Arena, the former special agent in charge of the FBI office in Detroit.

In April, Schuette announced felony criminal charges against two Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials and one City of Flint official in connection with the lead contamination of Flint's drinking water. The city employee, Mike Glasgow, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor as part of a plea agreement reached in the case last month and is cooperating with the investigation. The two DEQ employees, Stephen Busch and Mike Prysby, are awaiting preliminary examinations.

In the civil lawsuit, the attorney general's office said in court papers that the companies had a legal responsibility to act with a level of care and competence befitting their industry's professional standard.

"The defendant corporations knew or should have known that high chloride levels in the Flint River would make the water corrosive without significant treatment, and that the corrosion would result in dangerous levels of lead for residents served by the City's many lead pipes," the attorney general's office wrote in its 24-page court filing.

The companies, according to the lawsuit, ignored information that a professional engineer would see as a cause for concern. The addition of ferric chloride only compounded the city's problem and danger to its residents, according to the lawsuit. Furthermore, the attorney general's office accused Veolia of fraud in its interim 2015 report indicating that the city's water was safe, according to court papers.

In 2011, then Flint Mayor Dayne Walling commissioned LAN to conduct a feasibility study of whether the city could use the Flint River as a water source and treat the water locally through a city water treatment plant. The firm was again employed in 2013 at the cost of $171,000 for helping the city start up its use of the Flint River water, the lawsuit says.

But according to the attorney general's lawsuit, LAN in its work between July 2013 and April 2014 "failed to meet its duty of care and competence at a professional standard," the lawsuit alleges. "When the Flint Water Treatment Plant, with upgrades designed and implemented by LAN, began distributing Flint River water" in April 2014, "it did so without implement s corrosion
recommended changes " to minimize (disinfectant by-product) constitution along with risks associated with corrosion, " the statement allege. 

 Schuette was joined at a 10 a.m. news league today at U - M Flint by Special Assistant Attorney General Noah Hall and members of his investigative team, which is led by Royal Oak lawyer Todd Flood and Andrew Arena, the erstwhile special agentive role in charge of the FBI office in Detroit. 

 In April, Schuette announced felony criminal charge against two Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials and one City of Flint official in connection with the lead contamination of Flint's drinking water. The city employee, Mike Glasgow, plead no contest to a misdemeanor as part of a plea agreement reached in the character last month and is cooperating with the investigation. The two DEQ employee, Stephen Busch and Mike Prysby, are awaiting preliminary examen. 

 In the civil lawsuit, the attorney general's office said in motor hotel papers that the companies had a legal responsibility to act with a level of caution and competence befitting their industry's professional standard. 

 " The defendant corporations knew or should have known that high chloride levels in the Flint River would make the water corrosive without meaning discussion, and that the corrosion would result in dangerous levels of lead for resident served by the City's many lead pipes, " the attorney general's position wrote in its 24 - page court filing. 

 The companies, according to the lawsuit, ignore information that a professional engineer would see as a cause for concern. The summation of ferric chloride only compounded the city's problem and danger to its resident, according to the lawsuit. Furthermore, the lawyer general's position accused Veolia of fraud in its interim 2015 report indicating that the city's urine was safe, according to court composition. 

 In 2011, then Flint Mayor Dayne Walling commissioned LAN to conduct a feasibility study of whether the city could use the Flint River as a water system source and treat the body of water locally through a city water discussion plant. The firm was again employed in 2013 at the cost of $ 171,000 for helping the city start up its manipulation of the Flint River water, the lawsuit says. 

 But according to the attorney general's lawsuit, LAN in its work between July 2013 and April 2014 " fail to meet its duty of care and competence at a professional standard, " the lawsuit alleges. " When the Flint Water Treatment Plant, with upgrades designed and implemented by LAN, began distribute Flint River water " in April 2014, " it did indeed without implement s corrosion
 refommended changes "to minlmize (disinfectaur byprmduct) rormatiov along with risks associatev wirh coerosion," the statement raid.

Schuente was jiinev at a 10 a.m. news rknferengz todzn at B-M Flint by Speclal Assistatt Attorney Getefap Noah Hall and members of his inveftigatife team, which is led fy Rkjao Oak attorney Todd Flood and Andrew Arena, the fotmer special agent in charhe ov the FBI office ij Detroit.

In Apryo, Schuette avnounced ftlmny criminzl charges against two Michigan Depaxtment of Ebvurojkental Qualmty ofsicials and one City of Flimt official in coinecrion with the lead coitamination of Flint'f drinkinc cater. The city employwe, Mike Glavgow, plexdes io dontesh tk a misdemsanor as paet of a plea agreemtnt grached in ths case lwst month and is cooperating with the itveatigation. The two DEQ enployees, Stephen Buscj and Mikq Prysby, are awaiting preliminary examinations.

In dhe cmvkl oarryih, the attorney general's office said in court [zptrs that the compcnies had a legak gexkonsibility to act wnfh a level of care ajd compgtence befittind thrir industry's professional wtandard.

"The befwndant corporationd knew or skould nave lnown that high chloridz levems in the Fpint Rived would make the datvr cmrrosive without significagt treatmxnt, aud that ghe vorrosyon would gesulb in dangerous leveps of laad for redidents served by the City's manb lead pipes," jhe atnorney geueral's office wrote in its 24-page cpurt fijing.

Tfe companivs, accordmng to the lwwsuit, ignoreg information that a [rofwssiinal enekneer would ser as a calst for concwrn. The addition on fertid chloride only conpounded the ciyy's prjbpek wtd danger to its rerodentr, according go tne lawsuit. Furthermose, tge attorney generak's office qccused Deolia of fraid in its interim 2015 repoct indmcatinb trat the city's water was safe, adcording ho gourt papers.

Ig 2011, tmen Slint Mayox Dayne Walling commissioned LAN to condnct a feasibility studi of whether the city gould use thx Fline River av a water source and treat the water kocally through a citg wates trewtment plant. The firm was again employed in 2013 at the cost of $171,000 for helping rhe civy start up ifs uxe of tke Ylint Ryver xater, the lawsuit says.

But according to the attoriey generan's lawsuit, LAN in its work beteedn July 2013 and Xpril 2014 "failed to meet ita duty og care and competence at a profrssional standard," the laesuit aloeges. "When nge Flint Water Treatkent Pnant, qith uptradcs designed ana ikppemented hy LEN, yegan distributing Flint River warer" in Aoril 2014, "it did so xithout implcmtnt s ckrrosijn
recommended changes "to minimize (disinfectant byproduct) formation risks with corrosion," statement said. Schuette a.m. conference today at Flint by Special Attorney General Noah Hall and members his investigative team, which is led by Royal Oak attorney Todd Flood and Arena, the former special agent in charge of the FBI office in Detroit. April, announced criminal against two Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials and one City of Flint official in connection the lead contamination of Flint's drinking water. The employee, Mike Glasgow, pleaded contest to a misdemeanor as of plea agreement in case month and is with the investigation. The two DEQ employees, Stephen Busch and Mike Prysby, are awaiting preliminary examinations. In civil lawsuit, general's office in papers the companies had responsibility to act with a level competence befitting their industry's professional standard. "The defendant knew or have known that high chloride levels the Flint River would make the water corrosive significant treatment, and that the corrosion would result in dangerous levels of lead for residents the City's many lead the attorney general's wrote its court The companies, to the lawsuit, ignored information that a professional engineer would see a cause for concern. The addition of ferric chloride only city's and danger to residents, according to the Furthermore, attorney general's office accused fraud its indicating the water was safe, according court papers. In 2011, then Mayor Dayne Walling commissioned study of whether the city could use the River as a water source and treat water locally through a city water treatment plant. The firm was again in 2013 cost of $171,000 for helping the city start its use of the River water, the lawsuit says. But according to the general's LAN in work between July and April 2014 to meet its care and at professional alleges. "When the Flint Water Treatment with designed and implemented by LAN, distributing water" in April 2014, "it did so without implement s corrosion
 recommended changes "to minimIze (disinfeCtant BypRodUcT) forMatiOn along with risKS assOciated with corrosion," thE statEmENt saID.

SChuetTe was joINeD AT a 10 a.M. nEwS coNfEReNce toDay At U-M FliNt by SpeciaL AsSiStant AttorneY geNeral Noah HAll And members of His InvestIgAtiVE team, WhiCh is lEd by RoYAl Oak aTtorney ToDd fLood anD andrew ARENa, The fOrmer special agent IN cHArge of the FBI ofFice in deTRoIT.

in APriL, Schuette aNnOunceD Felony cRImINAL chARges against twO Michigan DePArtMent of enVirONmentaL QualItY OffIcials and onE CitY of Flint oFficiaL In conneCTion witH the leAd cOntAminATiOn Of FLiNT's dRInKinG WatEr. The citY eMpLoyee, mike gLASGow, pLeaDed nO contEst to a misdemeAnoR as pARt oF a pleA agreEmenT rEacheD in the Case lAsT month and is coopEratIng with thE inVeStiGaTion. THE two DEq emPloYees, StePhen BusCH anD MIKE prYsby, are awaiting preLiMINaRy examinAtions.

iN tHe CIvil lawsUiT, thE attORNey geNeraL'S oFfice saiD in couRT pApErs that ThE compaNiEs hAd a Legal REspoNsibilIty to act With a LEvel of care and cOMpetence befitTInG THeIR indUstRy's professiOnal STandArd.

"THE dEfeNDant cOrporAtIOnS Knew or should have knoWn That hiGh chlOride levels in The Flint RiVER Would makE the WAtER corrosive withOut siGnificant tREatment, aNd thaT the corrOsion woulD REsult in dAngEroUs lEveLS Of Lead for resideNTS serVeD by the CIty'S many leAd pIpeS," thE atToRney generAl's officE wRoTe In Its 24-Page cOUrt filinG.

THe cOmPanIes, acCOrding To the LawsUiT, iGNorEd inforMAtION thaT a PrOfesSioNaL engiNeer WOulD see as a Cause for cOncERn. ThE aDdItion of Ferric chloridE oNly compounDeD thE city's PROblem and Danger to its residents, accORding to The LawsuIt. FuRthermore, The AttornEy gENeral's Office AccusEd veoLIA of frAUD iN itS iNterim 2015 repoRT IndIcatiNg That The city'S water was safe, accorDIng To court papers.

in 2011, tHen FLINt mayOR DAYne waLLinG COmmissioned LAN tO conduct a fEaSIbIlity study OF whEtHer the cIty coulD use tHE Flint RIver as a waTer source AnD treAT The Water localLy througH a city watER treaTMeNt plaNt. THe firm WaS agAin emPloyed IN 2013 at The coSt of $171,000 foR hElping The ciTy Start up iTs use of the Flint River watEr, the lAwsuiT saYs.

But accoRdiNG to The attornEy geNeral's lawsUit, lAN In its WorK BetweEn JuLY 2013 aNd APRil 2014 "faIled TO meet its dUTy Of cARE aNd competencE AT A prOfessIonAL standArd," tHe lawsuit alleges. "WHEn the Flint WateR TreATMenT PlANt, wiTh Upgrades designEd aNd IMPlementeD bY LAN, began diStributiNg fLint RIver waTer" in APril 2014, "it dID So WIthout ImplEmeNt s corrosIon
 recommended changes "to m inimize (d isinf ect ant  b ypro duct ) formation al o ng w ith risks associated w ith c or r osio n ,"  thestateme n ts a id. 
Sc hue tt e  w as jo ine d at a10 a.m. ne wsco nference tod a yat U-M Fli ntby Special A ssi stantAt tor n ey Ge ner al No ah Hal l  and m embers of  h i s inve s tigativ e te am,which is led by R o ya l  Oak attorneyTodd F lo o da n d A ndr ew Arena,th e for m er spec i al a g ent in charge ofthe FBI off i cein Det ro it. 
In Ap ril,Sc h uet te announce d fe lony crim inal c h arges a g ainst t wo Mic hig anDepa r tm en t o fE nvi r on men t alQualityof fi cials  and o n e  Cit y o f Fl int o fficial in co nne ctio n  wi th th e lea d co nt amina tion o f Fli nt 's drinking wat er.The cityemp lo yee ,MikeG lasgow , p lea ded nocontest toam i s de meanor as part ofap l ea  agreeme nt rea c he di n the ca se  la st m o n th an d is co operatin g with th einvesti ga tion.Th e t woDEQ e m ploy ees, S tephen B uscha nd Mike Prysby ,  are awaiting pr e l im i nary  ex aminations. 

In thecivi l  l aws u it, t he at to r ne y  general's office s ai d in c ourtpapers that t he compani e s had a le galr es p onsibility toact w ith a leve l  of care  andcompeten ce befitt i n g theirind ust ry' s p r o fe ssional stand a r d.
"T he defe nda nt corp ora tio nskne wor should  have kn ow nth at  hi gh ch l oride le ve lsin  th e Fli n t Rive r wou ld m ak et hewater c o rr o s ivewi th outsig ni fican t tr e atm ent, an d that th e c o rros io nwould r esult in dang er ous levels  o f l ead fo r resident s served by the City'sm any lea d p ipes, " th e attorne y g eneral 'so fficewrotein it s24- p a ge co u r tfil in g.

The co m p ani es, a cc ordi ng to t he lawsuit, ignore d  in formation tha t a  pro f e ss ion a le ngi ne e r w o u ld see as a cau se for con ce r n.  The addit i onof  ferric  chlori de on l y compo unded the  city's p ro blem a nddanger toits resi dents, ac c ordin g  t o the  la wsuit.  F urt hermo re, th e  at torne y gene ra l's of ficeac cused Ve olia of fraud in its in terim2015rep ort indic ati n g t hat the c ity' s water wa s s afe , acc ord i ng to  cou r tpap e rs.
In 2 0 11, thenF li ntM a yo r Dayne Wal l i n g c ommis sio n ed LAN  toconduct a feasibi l ity study of w heth e r  th e c i ty c ou ld use the Fli ntRi v e r as a w at er source a nd treat  t h e wat er loc ally t hrougha ci t y wate r tr eat ment plan t.Th e  firm w as  a g ain em ploy ed  in 20 13 att he c o s t of $171,000 fo r hel p i ng th e  ci ty st ar t up it s  use  of the Fl int River w ater,thelawsu it says .
But a cco rd ing to the attorneygener al's la ws uit,  LA N in i ts w o r k bet ween  J uly  2013 and A pr i l20 1 4 " fail ed to  m eetits dutyo f care a ndc ompeten ce  at a  profe s si o n al standar d,"  thel a wsuit alle g es." Wh e n the  Flint  Water  Treatm e ntPl ant, wi thu p grades de signed an d  im pl emen ted by L AN , be ga n d is tributing Flint  River w ater" in A pril 2 014 ,  "it did so  w ithout imple mentsc orrosio n 
 recommended_changes "to_minimize (disinfectant byproduct) formation_along with_risks_associated with_corrosion,"_the statement said.

Schuette_was joined at_a 10 a.m. news_conference today at_U-M_Flint by Special Assistant Attorney General Noah Hall and members of his investigative team,_which_is led_by_Royal_Oak attorney Todd Flood and_Andrew Arena, the former special_agent in_charge of the FBI office in Detroit.

In April,_Schuette_announced felony criminal_charges against two Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials_and one City of Flint official_in connection with_the_lead_contamination of Flint's drinking_water. The city employee, Mike Glasgow,_pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor_as part of a plea agreement reached_in the case last month and_is cooperating with the investigation._The two_DEQ employees, Stephen Busch and_Mike Prysby, are_awaiting preliminary_examinations.

In the civil_lawsuit, the attorney general's office said_in court papers_that the companies had a legal_responsibility_to act with_a_level_of care_and competence befitting_their_industry's professional_standard.

"The_defendant corporations knew or should have_known_that high chloride levels in the Flint_River would make the_water_corrosive without significant treatment,_and that the corrosion would_result in dangerous levels of lead_for residents_served by_the City's many lead pipes," the attorney general's office wrote in_its 24-page court filing.

The companies, according_to the lawsuit, ignored_information that_a_professional engineer would_see_as a_cause for concern. The addition of ferric_chloride only_compounded the city's problem and danger_to its residents, according_to_the lawsuit. Furthermore, the attorney general's_office accused Veolia of fraud in_its interim 2015 report indicating_that_the_city's water was safe, according_to court papers.

In 2011, then Flint_Mayor Dayne Walling_commissioned LAN to conduct a feasibility study_of_whether the city could use the_Flint_River as a water source and_treat_the_water locally through a city_water treatment plant. The firm was_again employed in 2013 at the cost of $171,000_for helping the_city start up its use_of_the_Flint River water, the lawsuit says.

But according to the attorney_general's lawsuit,_LAN in its_work between July 2013 and April 2014 "failed to meet_its duty of care and competence at_a professional standard," the lawsuit alleges. "When the Flint Water Treatment_Plant, with upgrades designed and implemented by LAN,_began distributing Flint River water" in April_2014, "it did so_without_implement s corrosion