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Millions in federal dollars are headed to 10 New Mexico communities to address lead and copper pipes in local water systems. State finance officials said other municipalities need to act soon and apply to receive what’s left of the $28.6 million New Mexico received in its portion of the $3 billion from the 2021 Bipartisan […] The post New Mexico efforts to catalog lead water lines off to ‘slow start’ as federal money flows in appeared first on Source New Mexico.

Lockport officials recently reported elevated levels of lead in drinking water in four homes with known lead pipes, but officials said lead pipes to three homes have since been replaced by the city. City officials test the water quality twice a year, under state and federal regulations, of 30 homes with known lead water service lines, plumbing or pipes, said Brent Cann, director of public ...

While Milwaukee has received some federal funding for lead line replacements, it won't be enough to prevent rate hikes for customers

The EPA said Lansing's public utility, the Board of Water & Light, paved the way on how to best replace lead water lines to homes.

DNR experts said that lead line replacements may cost as much as $1 billion, partially offset by federal aid.

Replacing Iowa's 96,440 lead waterlines could cost $1.35B. Utility officials endorse the goal but aren't sure how to cover the cost

President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced it would require the removal of the nation's remaining lead pipes within a decade, preventing an estimated 22 million people from potential exposure to the toxic metal in their drinking water. Biden's administration announced its intention in 2021 to remove remaining lead lines over the coming years, but the plan was criticized for actually slowing down the rate of replacement and even allowing small public water syst...

Wisconsin expects millions from federal government to replace lead pipes for leaks, when childcare centers open, and during pavement projects.

When Sukky Bleck’s infant son was diagnosed last year with bilateral hydronephrosis, a condition preventing urine from draining from the kidney into the bladder, she started questioning herself. “Was it something I did? What did I do wrong? How can I fix it,” the 27-year-old Southeast Side resident said. Bleck said she soon became haunted by whether lead-contaminated drinking water might have ...

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