There are an estimated 9.2 million lead service lines remaining in the United States. Many of these are in the Great Lakes region, with a combined 555,000 lead service lines concentrated in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Detroit alone. The worthy goal of eliminating the risk of lead exposure via drinking water cannot be achieved nationally without expediting replacement in Great Lakes communities with the heaviest lead burdens. In Milwaukee, we made a commitment to reach the EPA’s 10-year Timeline to replace all lead service lines and launched an Equity Prioritization Plan, ensuring our most vulnerable communities will be served.
