Some U.S. states are turning down all or most of their initial share of federal money to find and replace lead pipes.
. In response, however, Michigan is clamoring for as much money as it can get to remove lead.
The location of many lead pipes is a mystery. The EPA is requiring communities to provide initial inventories of their lead pipes by October 2024. Maine, which banned lead pipes far earlier than most states, said other funds would be used for inventories and they didn’t have lead replacement projects ready to fund. Most states that rejected funding initially indicated they would probably ask for money in later years.
Federal funds can only go to replacement projects that remove the entire lead pipe. Lead pipes run from the water main in the street to homes, but the ownership of the pipe is often split between the utility and homeowner.— a harmful practice that spikes lead levels — and paying to replace the homeowner’s side is often a problem. Grants can help utilities pay to replace the homeowner’s side, Finn said.
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