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A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to ...
Under its Enhanced Lead Program, Swertfeger said Water Works has been able to replace 1,200 lines per year. After the EPA's November announcement, the utility expects that number to increase to ...
The Biden administration announced a proposal that would replace all lead pipes leading to households in the U.S. within the next 10 years while improving sampling protocols used by public water ...
A lead service line (LSL, also known as lead service pipe, [1] and lead connection pipe [2]) is a pipe made of lead which is used in potable water distribution to connect a water main to a user's premises. Lead exposure is a public health hazard as it causes developmental effects in fetuses, infants, and young children. It also has other health ...
EPA illustration of lead sources in residential buildings Infographic about lead in drinking water. The Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is a United States federal regulation that limits the concentration of lead and copper allowed in public drinking water at the consumer's tap, as well as limiting the permissible amount of pipe corrosion occurring due to the water itself. [1]
The Newark, New Jersey water crisis began in 2016 when elevated lead levels were observed in multiple Newark Public Schools district schools throughout the city. [ 2 ] Multiple water studies were conducted by both federal agencies, such as the United States Environmental Protection Agency , and non-profit groups. [ 3 ]
The White House has made removing every lead pipe within 10 years in the United States a centerpiece of its plan to address racial disparities and environmental issues in the wake of water ...
That funding includes $15 billion to cover lead service line replacement and another $11.7 billion that was earmarked to help states to comply with another program, the Safe Drinking Water Act.