President Biden on Tuesday announced $2.6 billion in funding to replace all lead pipes in the United States as part of a new EPA rule that will require lead pipes to be identified and replaced within 10 years using the new funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act.
They just haven’t replaced. No new construction has been able to use them for decades
In many places, the water mains have been replaced over the years, but no one wants to spend money on lines up to people’s houses