Yes, at least the known pipes with lead have all been replaced and it is reportedly passing safety standards.
Took five years to fix an obviously poor decision to switch water supplies that had both an instantaneous outbreak of Legionnaire’s deisease and unsafe levels of lead detected within a single year because some corrupt officials didn’t want to pay for safe water.
Officially, yes. Unofficially hell to the fuck no.
Per the NRDC: “Flint’s program to replace the thousands of lead and galvanized-steel service lines that connect city water mains to local homes began in March 2016. The program was initially scheduled to be completed within three years but as of April 2024, 10 years since the city of Flint set off the water crisis, the work of identifying and replacing lead service lines remains unfinished. Nearly 2,000 homes also still require repairs tor property damage caused by the lead pipe replacement program. Meanwhile, the city’s population has declined by nearly 20,000 people since the crisis began.”
Also in 2024, the EPA proposed reducing the federal action level for lead from 15 ppb to 10 ppb and mandating the replacement of all lead service lines in the United States within 10 years.
Fat chance that will be happening under our new oligarchy.
And to be clear, there is no amount of lead that is safe to consume. Even 10 ppb is considered unsafe, but lowering the minimum would have allowed for pipe replacement and legal action against the city and those responsible.
Which reminds me, did Flint, Michigan ever get their water fixed?
Yes, at least the known pipes with lead have all been replaced and it is reportedly passing safety standards.
Took five years to fix an obviously poor decision to switch water supplies that had both an instantaneous outbreak of Legionnaire’s deisease and unsafe levels of lead detected within a single year because some corrupt officials didn’t want to pay for safe water.
Officially, yes. Unofficially hell to the fuck no.
Per the NRDC: “Flint’s program to replace the thousands of lead and galvanized-steel service lines that connect city water mains to local homes began in March 2016. The program was initially scheduled to be completed within three years but as of April 2024, 10 years since the city of Flint set off the water crisis, the work of identifying and replacing lead service lines remains unfinished. Nearly 2,000 homes also still require repairs tor property damage caused by the lead pipe replacement program. Meanwhile, the city’s population has declined by nearly 20,000 people since the crisis began.”
Also in 2024, the EPA proposed reducing the federal action level for lead from 15 ppb to 10 ppb and mandating the replacement of all lead service lines in the United States within 10 years.
Fat chance that will be happening under our new oligarchy. And to be clear, there is no amount of lead that is safe to consume. Even 10 ppb is considered unsafe, but lowering the minimum would have allowed for pipe replacement and legal action against the city and those responsible.