“Regardless of the rationale for these cutoffs, the human consequences are unacceptable and unsustainable,” he said.
The water department, responsible for about $6 billion of Detroit’s $18 billion in debt, is a major issue in the city’s bankruptcy.
Earlier this year, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department said it would be more assertive about delinquencies.
About 46,000 shut-off notices were sent last month and service to about 10 percent of that number was recently cut.
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