ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ɐbˌaʊt tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ʌvðə tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ɹˈɛzᵻdənts fˈaɪld ɐ lˈɔːsuːt kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ðə kwˈɔlᵻɾi ʌvðə wˈɔːɾɚɹ æt ðə mək nˈiːl ˈaɪlənd fəsˈɪlᵻɾi; ðeɪ hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd wɪð bˈɑːɾəld wˈɔːɾɚ.
In September 2017, about 200 of the 268 residents filed a lawsuit concerning the quality of the water at the McNeil Island facility; they had not been provided with bottled water.