Usa To Replace All Lead Water Pipes Within 10 Years

$27.7 million to accelerate replacement of lead pipes within the next 10 years

LENEXA, Kan. (KCTV) - More than $27.7 million will accelerate the nationwide replacement of lead pipes within the next decade in order to provide clean drinking water to communities. The U.S. Read More

Village of Bath gets $2M to replace lead pipes

A major boost is coming to Bath’s aging water system, thanks to a $2 million state and federal funding package announced this week by Governor Kathy Hochul. The money will help the Village of Bath ... Read More

What would it take to replace New York City’s 550K lead pipes?

New York City has more than 550,000 lead pipes that must be replaced by 2037. Environmental groups say the best chance of that happening is if the state and city governments take over the work. Read More

Chicago has a lead pipe problem. Millions earmarked to address it remain untouched.

For years, Chicago has been struggling to replace its lead pipes. The city has more than 412,000 confirmed and suspected lead service lines — the most of any city in the country — but it doesn’t ... Read More

Millions in loans to replace lead pipes pumping water into Chicago homes remain unspent

This story is a partnership between WBEZ, Grist and Inside Climate News. Millions of dollars in federal and city loans dedicated to replacing lead pipes that pump water into people’s homes remain ... Read More

Whitmer proposes spending $200M to replace lead water pipes

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to spend $200 million in federal pandemic relief funding to replace lead water pipes across the state, where aging underground infrastructure ... Read More

Algonquin completes lead service lines replacement almost 2 decades before deadline

Algonquin has joined Huntley in replacing all of its known lead pipes, well before a state-mandated deadline of 2042. Illinois law requires water suppliers to find and replace all lead service pipes. Read More

Flint’s still-unfinished lead pipe replacement serves as cautionary tale to other cities

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their list but probably ... Read More

Millions in loans to replace lead pipes pumping water into Chicago homes remain unspent

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