The city of Denver will receive $76 million from the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure package to help with the removal of lead pipes. via Meghan_Lopez
Denver was the first and, to date, only city in the country to be approved by the Environmental Protection Agency for a variance from the Safe Drinking Water Act to remove these lead pipes from communities.
“Denver Water is a national leader in addressing lead issues and water,” said KC Becker, the Region 8 administrator for the EPA. “It's a huge undertaking. It can be really impactful to homes and to streets. But we've seen that the communities have been really responsive to it.” “That cost is absorbed by all of our customers in our service area. So they might see not even a penny increase in their bill over time to fund this program,” said Lochhead.
Lochhead sees total pipe replacement as the only true solution. He’s hoping the money from the infrastructure law can help the city target historically disadvantaged communities, in particular. “Oftentimes, we've been tricked. We think that they’re for us, and that has not always worked for us or for the good of us. Now we're here to make sure that this is working for the good of our communities,” Young said. “So us going to the door saying, 'You can trust us and let them in,' it's been a big factor.”
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