Aretha Bradley was eating lunch at a restaurant when she saw on Facebook that the state of Michigan would soon stop delivering bottled water to residents in Flint, Michigan.

Bradley hurriedly finished her meal, got into her car and drove as fast as she could to the water distribution site on South Dort Highway near her home.

Lots of other people apparently had the same idea.

It was car after car after car after car trying to pick up water, Bradley, 53, told HuffPost. She picked up the eight cases she uses to cook, the maximum amount a resident can receive per day.

On Friday, the state of Michigan announced that the quality of Flints water was restored and the water therefore as safe to drink as in other big cities. It also said the state government would no longer provide bottled water to city residents.

Yet some locals arent convinced their taps are safe. After all, the government downplayed the contamination four years ago, even after the water had turned brown.

If you know the story behind how we got in this situation like we did, I think you can understand why we the people do not trust those who are supposed to be looking out for the best interests of all of [Flints] residents, said Bradley, a speech therapist who takes care of her elderly mother.