00:57 Flint Residents Outraged After Finding Stockpile of Water Bottles Residents were outraged when they found a stockpile of unused water bottles. Now one group is offering an explanation.

At a Glance A trio of 'urban explorers' came across cases of bottled water in an abandoned building.

They say they are outraged that the water was wasted amid the Flint Water Crisis.

A stockpile of bottled water discovered in an abandoned building by a trio of "urban explorers" has angered some residents in Flint, Michigan.

Kira Sutkay says she and two men were recently exploring the abandoned building; inside, they found dozens of cases of unused water.

"I was outraged, I really was. We needed that water ," Sutkay told WNEM.com. "Flint water distribution places have stopped, and to see that amount of water just sitting there for many years – it's really sad."

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In 2014, Flint switched its water supply to the Flint River. Blood tests of the city's children revealed dangerously high lead levels after the change was made. However, an emergency was not declared until 2016, when the city began to distribute bottled water.

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/flintwater_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273" srcset="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/flintwater_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273 400w, https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/flintwater_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551 800w" > Madison Heights resident Chris Wilder, center, grabs a case of bottled water as he helps dozens of volunteers load vehicles for Flint residents on World Water Day on Friday, March 22, 2019 at Flint City Hall in Flint, Michigan. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)

Water distribution continued until April 2018 when the city declared the water was safe to drink, but many residents were still reluctant to drink the tap water.

Some churches and organizations still continue to distribute bottled water to some neighborhoods.

A project to replace all of the city's lead pipes is ongoing and is expected to be completed later this year , KCCI.com reported.

Sutkay told the news station the water is likely unusable.

"It's been sitting in sewer water – fecal matter ... it's just not good, unfortunately," she said.

Her companion, Jimmy Cowell, who was with Sutkay when the discovery was made, agreed.

"I wouldn't go in there and take a drink out of it," he said. "I wouldn't give it to my dog and I wouldn't water my plants with it either."