Every Michigan municipality has to get rid of its lead service lines. Costs could top $2 billion.

Three years ago, Michigan put in place some of the strictest rules on lead water pipes in the country, requiring every municipal water system to replace its lead service lines a rate of at least 5 percent per year until there are none left.

Three years ago, Michiganof the toughest rules andcountry.

Every municipal wstate will have to replacelines at a rate of at leasthere are none left.

It widrinking water safe.

But sare worried about the cost$2 billion statewide.

Thismandate by the state thatthe city is now responsiblhistorically been owned byand the property owner wouThe states actually requirprivate property, and by lwith it, which means it wiand sewer rates for everybthe state is looking to malocal utilities will likelcosts.

Mason officials estevery lead service line inmore than $7 million.

TheI believe that the lead inhappened in Flint.

But I'mthe water and Mason is pernew rule was passed in reswater crisis, which beganGovernor Rick Snyder's teato switch Flint's water suwater to the Flint River wcorrosion inhibitors.

Thisthe pipes to leach into thwater, making it unsafe toto the CDC.

Um, any amountpart per billion can be hathat in mind, that's why,has proposed a 500 millionplan that includes $140 mito replace these lead servadministration is also proplan to replace all of thein the country.

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Hefley said thad perfected the technolocity replaced 12,150 servisaid.

Mason did a preliminits nearly 3000 water servbeginning of 2020.

Just unwould need to be replacedHe anticipates that it wilservice line replacement.real simple.

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