The Biden administration has announced a proposal to “strengthen its Lead and Copper Rule that would require water systems to replace lead service lines within 10 years,” the White House said in a statement on Thursday.

According to the White House, more than 9.2 million American households connect to water through lead pipes and lead service lines and, due to “decades of inequitable infrastructure development and underinvestment,” many Americans are at risk of lead exposure.

“There is no safe level of exposure to lead, particularly for children, and eliminating lead exposure from the air, water, and homes is a crucial component of the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic commitment to advancing environmental justice,” the Biden administration said.

  • bluGill
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    311 months ago

    My town is putting pipes next to the road instead of under it. That way they can work on pipes without tearing out the road, and when working on the road they don’t have to worry about the pipes (as much - I assume they still have to run under)

    • @KnightontheSun
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      311 months ago

      Is this a temperate environment? No freezing during winter?

      • bluGill
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        411 months ago

        They are underground, just not under the road. They are in grass which is easier to dig up.