to begin , i 'd like to address the people of flint switched its water supply from lake huron to the flint river in order to save money .
the additional money would go to help fund the following , the governor said : bottled water , filters , replacement filters ; assistance to flint to help with utility - related issues ; testing and replacing fixtures in schools and other high - risk locations ; treatment of children with high lead levels ; services for the treatment of potential behavioral health issues ; support for children and adolescent health centers ; an infrastructure integrity study for pipes and as national guard troops patrol flint handing out bottled water , michigan governor rick snyder defended his handling of the crisis and defied calls for him to resign .
the river water crisis , " the governor said . "
rick snyder apologized to the citizens of flint , saying he would take " full responsibility " for fixing the toxic water " catastrophe " that has stricken the town .
he also apologized for the crisis during his annual state of the state speech tuesday night .
 
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snyder outlined the immediate actions that were taken in response to the water crisis , including daily door - to - door distribution of bottled water , water filters , filter replacements and water testing kits .
“ as soon as i became aware of elevated lead levels in blood , ” snyder said on jan. 14 in an exclusive interview with time at his office in lansing , “ we took action .