FLINT ― Work has begun to survey and replace the city’s network of underground lead-contaminated water pipes following a budget resolution of $25 million last month to replace the water infrastructure.

In collaboration with Rowe Professional Services, a Flint-based engineering firm, the state legislature passed an agreement to update analysis of Flint’s water pipes and aid health and safety efforts on behalf of the city’s residents.

“We’re committed to the people of Flint and the top priority is ensuring people have access to safe water,” Gov. Snyder said. “We need to make sure people will be able to once again turn on the tap and be able to use what comes from it. We’re immediately targeting high-risk, high-hazard homes to help those families. Together, we can focus on longer-term solutions.”

Snyder said in a press release that the supplemental budget request was approved unanimously by the legislature last month to undergo testing of contaminated water pipes, with urgency placed on high-risk areas.

The $25 million is part of a $195 million package devised to provide immediate and long-term relief for Flint’s families with a focus on health, education and renewed infrastructure.

The aid also includes money allocated for inspecting a replacing water fixtures in schools, health and nutrition programs and assisting in paying bills for non-usable water.