The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday finalized a rule that would require the replacement of all lead water pipes in the country, potentially costing U.S. utility payers $90 billion.
of Improved lead and copper rules (LCRI)’s decision, which requires all lead pipes in drinking water systems nationwide to be removed and replaced within the next 10 years, is an important step. President Joe Biden’s push Removing lead from American homes. November 2023 estimate The American Water Works Association (AWWA) found that implementing this initiative could cost utilities up to $30 billion. said The cost could be up to $90 billion, and the costs would likely be passed on to ratepayers. (Related: Are you ready for a power outage? Engineers are hoarding one of the remaining reliable sources of power for your AI needs)
“We are concerned that most, if not all, regulated systems will not have the resources necessary to meet EPA’s ambitious schedule for service line removal,” AWWA said in February comments to the EPA regarding the rule. “I am doing so,” he said. “We are also concerned about the potential impact on households that cannot afford higher water bills, as increased compliance costs are often passed directly to customers.”
Replacing lead water pipes will not improve anyone’s health. It’s truly a waste of tax money.
Video about lead hysteria: https://t.co/ehEB11V8qb pic.twitter.com/1fBWyHqq6c
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) October 8, 2024
The EPA estimates that up to 9 million households across the United States receive water through traditional lead pipes, and the agency emphasizes that many live in low-income and minority communities. There is.
“EPA’s new lead rule will begin to reverse the massive public health disaster of lead-contaminated tap water that has affected our children for generations. “Everyone, regardless of race, income, or zip code, has the right to safe, affordable drinking water,” said President and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Manish Bapna said in an EPA press release. “NRDC is privileged to work with residents in Flint, Newark, Chicago and beyond to secure this meaningful rule and help stop toxic lead from flowing from faucets to water glasses in homes across the country. I was blessed.”
Environmentalists and public health officials frequently capitalize on the 2014 drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. justify their call for lead pipe replacement. However, the crisis began when Flint’s financial difficulties forced the city to switch its water supply to the Flint River, which corroded lead pipes and contaminated drinking water. According to Go to NBC News.
“The whole lead scare is classic junk science,” said Steve Milloy, a senior legal fellow at the Energy and Environmental Law Institute and a member of the Trump EPA transition team. said In Tuesday’s post about X he said: “It’s the dose that makes the poison. That’s true of all substances that contain lead, but lead hysteria, aka the whole public health bureaucracy, likes to say there’s no safe exposure to lead.”
The Environmental Protection Agency did not respond to requests for comment.
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