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The Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to tighten rules for allowable levels of lead in drinking water, as the Biden administration looks to replace all of the nation's lead service lines using new funds from the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Michigan, michigan, bottled water is not a luxury, its a lifeline. in october we introduced you to frances davis. what water do you use to cook? >> the bottled water. >> reporter: to brush your teeth. >> bottled water. >> reporter: bathe? bottled water. >> reporter: lead was found in the water here in 2018, and the citys water system failed six lead tests in the past three years. residents have been begging the e.p.a. for help. >> help is on the way. >> reporter: michael regan is the e.p.a. admi...

Unlike the notorious case of the Flint water crisis—where a criminal switch to untreated water corroded pipes—the catastrophe in Benton Harbor is the advanced expression of deteriorating infrastructure on its last legs.

Michigans Senate approved over $3 billion in funding to replace lead pipes and fix dams across the state. The House will likely consider the proposal in 2022.

The infrastructure bill funds good things, but falls short. Worse, it funds some programs that will lock us into fossil fuels for decades.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has released the latest schedule for bottled-water distribution in the city of Benton Harbor.

Its part of a broader plan and americas water systems. josh letterman has a closer look into where this money is going, how its being spent. josh, how much are we talking and when could communities actually start feeling the tangible impact? >> reporter: well, weve talked a lot about how the biden administration has been really working to try to connect the dots on this infrastructure law for americans. where is this money actually going? how are people going to benefit from this? and now they a...

The Michigan Senate on Thursday unanimously approved $3.3 billion in water infrastructure spending to replace lead pipes and repair aging dams around the state while also sending money to a Detroit-area system that has struggled with flooding blamed on climate change.

Benton Harbor leaders announced Monday that the city is accepting bids from contractors for an ambitious project to replace all lead water pipes no later than 2023 due to elevated levels of the toxic metal in the municipal supply.

Benton Harbor leaders say the city is accepting bids from contractors for an ambitious project to replace all lead water pipes no later than 2023 due to elevated levels of the toxic metal in the municipal supply.