lead service lines

“The state told the members of the community that your water is safe to drink and, effectively, now what the state is saying is, well, you shouldn’t have listened to us,” says an attorney representing the plaintiffs.

South Haven is among dozens of Michigan communities receiving investments in water systems to protect public health and the environment.

The Natural Resources Defense Council has created a nationwide map of locations for some 9.2 million lead service lines. The map is based on Environmental Protection Agency data.

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.

The EPA is trying to crack down on lead pipes that bring water into homes. But a looming deadline — and the election — will determine if it follows a Biden plan to replace pipes or a Trump plan.

On April 25, 2014, the city's drinking water source was switched to the Flint River. Improperly treated river water damaged aging pipes, releasing lead into Flint's drinking water

The JAMA Pediatrics study has echoes of the Flint water crisis

The contempt motion is linked to the city’s years-long project to replace lead pipes.

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

Flint missed a court-ordered deadline to replace its lead service lines and failed to track where crews doing that work allegedly damaged property, a federal judge says.