EPA proposes requiring lead water pipes to be replaced in 10 years

EPA wants all lead drinking water pipes removed in 10 years. Can Indiana utilities do it?

The Environmental Protection Agency wants drinking water utilities to get rid of all their lead water pipes within a decade. That’s according to a proposed lead and copper rule the agency announced on Thursday in a big move to protect kids and vulnerable people from exposure. The EPA said it’s achievable — cities like Newark, New Jersey; Benton Harbor, Michigan; and Green Bay, Wisconsin were all able to replace their lead pipes within 10 years. …

Richmond responds after EPA releases lead pipe replacement proposal

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The City of Richmond has responded to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal about lead pipe replacement. Lead pipes connect water mains in the street to homes and are usually the biggest source of lead in drinking water. They are most common in older, industrial areas in the U.S. Elevated lead levels can cause serious problems if too much enters the body from drinking water or other sources, according to th…

Biden Admin Proposes Replacement of Approx 9 Million Lead Pipes Over Next 10 Years

The Biden administration wants to get rid of almost all of the country's lead water pipes. On November 30, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed stringent rules on the amount of lead allowed in drinking water, which would involve replacing the U.S.'s roughly 9 million lead pipes in the next 10 years.

Cities Must Replace Lead Pipes Within 10 Years

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 drinking water and prevent public health crises like the ones in Flint, Michigan and Washington, D.C. Millions of people consume drinking water from lead pipes and the agency said tighter standards would improve IQ scores in children and reduce high bloo…

EPA Proposal Aims to Remove Lead Pipes Nationwide in 10 Years

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule to replace all lead pipes in water systems across the United States due to concerns about severe harms posed by lead contamination. The EPA intends to modify the 1991 Lead and Copper Rule to achieve a “100 percent lead pipe replacement within 10 years,” the agency said in its announcement. “When lead service lines are present, they represent the greatest source of lead exposure i…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled a bold plan to replace all lead pipes in the country over the next decade. This commitment is a strong response to the serious public health crisis caused by lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan, a decade earlier. The crisis [...] The entry Environmental Protection Agency proposes to replace all lead pipes in the country in a decade was first published in El Tiempo Latino.