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The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new rule Thursday aimed at strengthening its existing lead and copper pipe standards as part of the administration’s goal of lowering unsafe pollution levels and protecting vulnerable people from exposure to harmful drinking water.
It is the strongest overhaul of lead rules in more than three decades, and will cost billions of dollars. Pulling it off will require overcoming enormous practical and financial obstacles.
The new proposal is projected to cost $20 to $30 billion, the New York Times reports.
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed to require drinking water pipes made with lead to be replaced in 10 years. Under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newly proposed “Lead and Copper Rule Improvements,” water systems would have to replace lead service lines in 10 years, with limited exceptions. The proposal comes nearly a decade after…
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new actions to replace lead pipes in public water systems across the country in a continuing effort to eliminate lead poisoning among children and families.