3:39 “Local, state and federal officials... we all failed the families of Flint,” Snyder told a congressional committee in 2016. He now could face criminal charges. Fmr. Gov. Rick Snyder (R-MI) (file photo) Credit steve carmody / Michigan Radio In Flint, criminal and civil cases stemming from the city’s lead tainted drinking water crisis are converging this week. New criminal charges may be coming while many in Flint still question whether they will ever get justice. Nearly seven years ago, government leaders here pushed the button that switched the city of Flint’s drinking water source from Detroit’s water system to the Flint River.