EPA partners with Niles to replace local lead water pipes

The U.S. EPA has announced a collaboration with Niles to help accelerate lead pipe replacement and protect public health.

It's part of the Get the Lead Out Initiative, a program funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which was signed in 2021, to help remove lead service lines throughout the country - giving help to more than 200 communities.

Through this program, the EPA will help Niles take the first steps of identifying lead pipes and educating the public about them.

"[The] EPA is using every tool available, including regulation, funding and this technical assistance initiative, to get the lead out of the nation's drinking water once and for all," said Debra Shore, EPA Region 5 administrator.

A total of $15 million is going to efforts replacing lead lines throughout the country.

Warren is also partnering with the EPA and have already held public meetings addressing the negative impacts lead service lines have on public health.

The city roughly has 2,000 service lines needing to be replaced.

Like Warren, Niles will be surveying its communities to create a final report showing the EPA how many lines need to be replaced by October 2024.

Warren waging war on lead water lines in the city

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