The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a plan to require drinking water pipes that contain lead to be replaced within 10 years.
The proposal would strengthen the Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead and Copper Rule and allocate $15 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace lead service lines in water systems across the country.
Administration officials say President Biden is committed to replacing all lead pipes in the nation — an action that comes nearly a decade after the Flint water crisis.