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Lead was a common pipe material before the 1980s, when federal regulators began implementing strong restrictions on lead pipes and fixtures. According to the EPA, buildings and homes older than ...
The EPA required local governments to notify people of known or potential service lines containing lead, galvanized lines requiring replacement or unknown lines. Here's why you might get a letter ...
The Biden administration has issued its plan to use $15 billion to rid U.S. homes of lead pipes, which can lead to long-term health complications. EPA plan would eliminate lead pipes within 10 ...
To distribute funds based on how many lead pipes states had, the EPA asked for estimates from states and utilities. Then, in April 2023, the agency announced the results — there are about 9.2 million lead pipes nationwide — and adjusted its funding formula. Tom Neltner, national director with Unleaded Kids, said two states — Texas and ...
In response to the lawsuit, EPA issued a final "Lead and Copper Rule Improvements" regulation on October 8, 2024. The updated LCR requires the removal of all lead pipes within ten years. Additionally, the regulation lowers the action level of lead contamination to 10ppb from the current limit of 15ppb. [62] [63]
Funding for lead pipe replacement is available to water utilities through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. EPA estimated the costs of the rule as $1.5 billion to $2 billion per year, with benefits of $13 billion to $25 billion per year ...
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 ...
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 ...