Flint, Michigan, is a great example, where the water supply has been badly compromised and will require years to restore. Businesses who once considered Flint as a prospective relocation option are now less likely to do so. Towns will experience a cascade of negative effects as a result of the shortage of water, including a fall in local trade, incomes, tax revenues, population declines due to a lack of work options, and unsafe shrinkage of cities and the surrounding communities.
