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Springfield’s 10-Year Lead Pipe Deadline | Springfield News
Springfield’s water department faces a ticking clock: replace nearly 9,000 lead pipes in just ten years, after Illinois adopted a federal mandate to tackle lead contamination head-on. With lead poisoning posing serious health risks—even in small amounts—and despite current lining and testing, experts insist all service lines must go. But the deadline is brutal: utilities say it’s unrealistic, contractors can’t keep up, and costs could soar to $150–$200 million alone. While the EPA defends the rule and Illinois joins eight other states in backing it, local officials are scrambling—funding’s…
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