EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes …
WEB2 days ago · The Erie, Pennsylvania Water Works has received $49 million from EPA to enable the city to replace all lead pipes within 5 years instead of 25 years. Denver Water has accelerated its efforts through $76 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, allowing the city to be on track to replace all lead pipes within a decade.
Biden Requires Lead Drinking-Water Pipes to be Replaced …
WEB1 day ago · The E.P.A. estimates that water utilities must replace about nine million lead pipes at a total cost of $20 billion to $30 billion over a decade. While much of that cost will fall to the utilities ...
EPA requires water utilities to replace all lead pipes within a …
WEB1 day ago · October 8, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT. The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule Tuesday requiring water utilities to replace all lead pipes within a decade, a move aimed at eliminating a ...
EPA, Biden admin pushes to remove all lead pipes in a decade
WEB1 day ago · In final rule, EPA requires removal of all US lead pipes in a decade. The Biden administration finalized a landmark rule on Tuesday that would require water utilities to replace virtually every ...
Biden sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes ...
WEB1 day ago · EPA Administrator Michael Regan said Milwaukee is one of many cities across the country taking steps to remove lead pipes from their drinking water. Officials are using money from the federal infrastructure law to accelerate lead-pipe replacement work and meet a goal to remove all lead pipes within 10 years, down from an initial 60-year …
The U.S. must replace its lead pipes, according to new EPA rule
WEB1 day ago · The EPA is finalizing a rule to require replacement of lead service lines that connect homes to water systems. The change would lower lead levels in drinking water but poses logistical challenges.
Biden to announce $2.6B in funding to replace all lead pipes ... - CBS News
WEB1 day ago · The EPA estimates that nine million homes in the U.S. have lead pipes. The city of Milwaukee, where Mr. Biden will make the announcement, has 65,000 lead pipes, which the city says will cost an ...
Biden sets 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes
WEB1 day ago · Biden sets a 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer. The rule is the strongest overhaul of lead-in-water standards in roughly three decades. Lead, a ...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Billion for Lead Pipe ...
WEBMay 2, 2024 · The $9 billion in total funding announced to date through EPA’s Lead Service Line Replacement Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program is expected to replace up to 1.7 million lead pipes nationwide, securing clean drinking water for countless families.
Biden Administration to Require Replacing of Lead Pipes Within …
WEBNov 30, 2023 · Under the E.P.A.’s proposal announced Thursday, utilities must eliminate lead pipes over the next 10 years at a pace of 10 percent each year. They would also be required to create...