Usa To Replace All Lead Water Pipes Within 10 Years

EPA proposes rule to replace all lead pipes in the US within 10 years to protect children

Most U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years under strict new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency as the Biden administration moves to reduce lead in ... Read More

Syracuse’s water pipe woes: It’s going to take twice as long to replace lead lines, city admits

Syracuse, NY – Syracuse fell far short of its promise to remove 3,000 dangerous lead water pipes this year. Instead, it replaced only 700 of the lines that bring drinking water into homes. That ... Read More

Biden sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer

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 ... Read More

Households will pay for Biden effort to replace all lead pipes, utilities warn

The Biden administration’s requirement that all lead service lines be replaced within the next 10 years could cost far more than the agency estimated and dump costs on households, water associations ... Read More

Major Northeast Ohio city finishes removal of all lead waterlines

Akron has removed the last of its lead waterlines in the city. Work to remove the city’s 55,000 lead lines started in the 1960s, according to a news release. Read More

Philadelphia’s water department wants to know whether your pipes are lead-free

Philadelphia residents can get their water tested for lead free of charge by calling 215-685-6300. Read More

Ohio invests $500K to replace lead pipes at 30 Columbus day care centers

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Odessa Scherer has led Gingerbread House Day Nursery in the Short North for 30 years. “We care for six weeks up to school age,” she said. It’s the group most at risk from lead ... Read More

Montclair Plans To Launch 'No Cost' Lead Service Line Replacement Program

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair Water Bureau plans to launch a Lead Service Line Replacement Program in 2026 at no cost to homeowners, the township announced earlier this week. Montclair is asking local ... Read More

Erie's $72M lead pipe replacement project is ongoing. How much work has been completed?

If noise, heavy equipment and slicing holes into the street helps protect public health, Rebekah Weaver is more than willing to endure some inconvenience. Weaver, 29, lives in the 1000 block of West ... Read More