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Things To Know Before Replacing Your Home's Lead Service Pipe

Analies Dyjak @ Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 10:00 pm -0500
6.1 million homes in the United States still use have a functioning Lead Service Line to deliver municipal water into homes. The EPA recently announced that it will allocate $2.9 billion in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to states, Tribes, and territories for lead service line replacement in 2022. While lead pipe replacement programs can be a great long-term solution to eliminate a source of lead contamination, it doesn’t make all problems go away. Here's the lead water service pipe information you need to know if you are considering replacing your home's lead service pipe: