The end of lead pipes: An engineerâs take on the historic national effort to eliminate them
Published: Oct. 29, 2024 âą By Yvaine Ye
Title image: The scene at the Replacing Lead Pipes for Clean Drinking Water event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 8 October 2024. (Credit: USEPA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this month that it will require utilities to replace all lead drinking water pipes serving customers in the country within the next decade, marking the most aggressive regulation on lead in drinking water to date.