A proposal announced Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency aims to remove all lead drinking water pipes across the country within a decade.
The lead and copper rule improvements would require utilities to replace lead service lines within 10 years regardless of the lead levels that register in water samples. The proposal is designed to prevent public health crises around contaminated drinking water — such as what occurred in 2014 in Flint, Michigan — from happening again in the future.
Utilities forced to replace lead drinking water pipes under proposed EPA rules (msn.com)