The state will stop picking up the tab for Flint’s drinking water and end water credits for customers beginning March 1.
The changes come as state officials point to improving water quality. City residents are still being advised not to drink the water unless it has been properly filtered.
In addition to the credits ending, the mayor’s office says after this month the state will no longer provide funding for Flint’s connection to the Great Lakes Water Authority, which amounts to $1.2 million a month.
The Flint mayor’s office said the state pointed to findings from November showing Flint’s water was within federal lead guidelines.
March bills will be the last to include the state water relief credits of 20 percent for commercial accounts and 65 percent for residential accounts.
