DEARBORN HEIGHTS –
Residents in one Dearborn Heights neighborhood have been dealing with yellowed
water for about a month and living off bottled water.

“Flint pops into
my head… yellow water… it’s scary,” Andrea Pagli, a concerned Dearborn
Heights mom, said.

She said she has been
buying bottled water for her family. Her dogs have been drinking water from a
Brita filter.

She contacted the city
more than once and she’s not the only one living in fear for her family’s
health. Others living on North Gulley use boiled water to shower.

The city sent out a
crew to the neighborhood to flush out the pipes.

They said that the
water is not harmful, but is just mineral deposit that gives discoloration and
odor.

“Understand
everyone is concerned about their water now, but we test our water every
quarterly basis… tests come back good every time,” Sean Moylan,
Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department, said.

The
city is working on a water main project, upgrading pipes on Beech Daly- just a
few blocks away from the neighborhood. The work
is expected to last an additional two to three weeks. 

It advised to run cold
water for about 10-15 minutes to get rid of discoloration. If it doesn’t work, call
them so they can send out a crew to flush out the pipes.