lead pipes

The U.S. EPA says its Get the Lead Out Initiative is helping 200 underserved and disadvantaged communities accellerate programs to replace lead service lines.

There remain about 1,900 homes that require repairs to fix damaged lawns, sidewalks, driveways, and curbs.

Flint started ramping up its pipe replacement program in the wake of the city’s water crisis. Improperly treated river water used as the city’s drinking water source damaged pipes, releasing lead and other contaminants into Flint’s tap water.

The U.S. EPA recently proposed improvements to its Lead and Copper Rule. Michigan is already complying with the proposed improvements and has some of the most stringent lead and copper rules in the country, state officials say.

Of just over $11 million in recently announced grants, the small city within Detroit's borders is getting a little more than $10 million from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. It will go toward replacing water mains and lead service lines.

We're finally digging up the lead pipes, but 145 years ago this week, Michigan State Professor Robert Kedzie warned the Michigan Board of Health about the dangers of lead poisoning from consumer products.

On April 25, 2014, Flint's drinking water source was switched to the Flint River. The intent of the switch was to save the city millions of dollars. The result was an environmental disaster.

"The city has mismanaged this program and has missed its deadlines,” said NRDC attorney Addie Rolnick.

Michigan is failing to enforce safe drinking water at school, a new report finds.

Since 2016, the city has inspected more than 27,000 service lines have been inspected and more than 10,000 have been replaced. But more work is needed to be done.