To protect children from the risk of lead poisoning, water providers will be required to identify all lead pipes in their inventory, improve water sampling and will implement more stringent thresholds for action when lead is detected.
Plan will help meet the Biden-Harris Administration goal of removing all lead pipes from the country’s aging water system in the next ten years, which still pose risks of lead poisoning, especially for children.
A new report estimates that it will cost more than $600 billion to replace old pipes nationwide, which still pose a risk of lead poisoning for children.
The class action lawsuit filed by Michigan residents claims the State hid dangerous levels of lead in Benton Harbor's drinking water for years.
This week the Biden Administration revealed a plan to replace the nation's lead drinking water pipes over the next 10 years.
The EPA has accused the city of violating a number of safe drinking water standards, which may exposure children to serious risks from lead contaminated water
