Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring …
WEB15 hours ago · WASHINGTON – Today, October 8, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) also require more rigorous testing of drinking water and a lower threshold requiring communities to take action to protect people from lead exposure in water.
Biden moves to replace all lead pipes within the next decade
WEB5 hours ago · President Joe Biden took a major step toward eliminating the national scourge of lead pipes, unveiling a new rule mandating the removal of all lead pipes within the next decade, in addition to $2. ...
Biden-Harris Administration requires replacement of lead pipes …
WEB1 day ago · DENVER – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years.To support that requirement, EPA is announcing $168,106,000 in newly available drinking water infrastructure funding for the EPA Region 8 states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming through the ...
Biden Requires Lead Drinking-Water Pipes to be Replaced …
WEB16 hours 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 ...
Biden Announces New Rule to Remove All US Lead Pipes in a …
WEB12 hours ago · REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo. (Reuters) - The Biden administration finalized a landmark rule on Tuesday that would require water utilities to replace virtually every lead pipe in the country ...
EPA requires water utilities to replace all lead pipes within a …
WEB16 hours ago · The administration has spent $9 billion so far — enough to replace up to 1.7 million lead pipes, the administration said. On Tuesday, the administration said it was providing an additional $2.6 ...
Does My Home Have Lead Pipes? And What Can I Do About Them?
WEB9 hours ago · Oct. 8, 2024, 11:56 a.m. ET. Lead is a potent neurotoxin that can cause irreversible damage to the nervous system and the brain. It poses a particular risk to infants and children, impairing their ...
Biden sets 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes
WEB10 hours 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 sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes ...
WEB15 hours ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden on Tuesday set a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans.. Biden announced the final Environmental Protection ...
Biden to announce $2.6B in funding to replace all lead pipes …
WEB16 hours ago · The $2.6 billion is the latest disbursement by the Biden administration for lead pipes in the $50 billion from the 2021 infrastructure law for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. Legal ...