lead service lines

The contempt motion is linked to the city’s years-long project to replace lead pipes.

"The city has mismanaged this program and has missed its deadlines,” said NRDC attorney Addie Rolnick.

Flint missed a court-ordered deadline to replace its lead service lines and failed to track where crews doing that work allegedly damaged property, a federal judge says.

Flint was supposed to replace all its lead service lines by early 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other complications, the city hasn’t finished yet.

While the city replaces lead service lines, residents can request water filters for their homes.

Despite the lead testing data, an EGLE spokesperson says the city’s drinking water quality is improving.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy said the 90th percentile value of lead in the city's drinking water was 14 parts per billion, just within the federal action level.

The tour is to highlight the barriers to safe drinking water that some households face, particularly in communities with lots of lead service lines. President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill provided $15 billion for cities nationwide to remove lead service lines, but Tlaib says that only covers a fraction of the estimated cost.

The U.S. EPA says its study on Benton Harbor's tap water shows filters do work to remove lead. But the agency says residents should still only drink bottled water. It’s a mixed message, but lead isn’t the only lingering water quality concern.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is proposing a big investment in the state's Clean Water program, using $200 million of the state's share of federal…