While Flint continues to work to bounce back from its drinking water crisis, another Michigan community is celebrating the replacement of its last lead waterline.According to a report by Michigan Public Radio, the Lansing Board of Water & Light has removed more than 12,150 active lead service lines since 2004 at a cost of $44.5 million. The last replacement occurred Wednesday. Lansing joins Madison, Wisconsin, as the only two major water utilities in the nation to have removed all lead service lines.Lansing serves 55,000 residential and commercial customers, and says water will continue to be treated with an anti-corrosion compound
News Briefs: Michigan Community Replaces Last Lead Service Line
In this week’s news briefs, Lansing, Michigan, proves it is possible for a utility to win the lead waterline battle, and two New Jersey water utility workers are accused of tampering with public records.
Dec 15, 2016 | by Kyle Rogers |
















