Political Cartoons View All 1223 ImagesNow the agency is aiming to further reduce lead levels in drinking water and tighten a rule that failed to prevent recent drinking water crises in cities like Flint, Michigan and Newark, New Jersey.
Bernstein said he is hopeful “that as we remove lead pipes, we’re going to see the numbers continue to fall.
“CDC’s work was used in other cities with elevated water lead levels to dampen citizen concerns,” the congressional report said.
Joe Cotruvo, a former director of the Drinking Water Standards Division at EPA, said the existing regulations work and should be credited with significantly reducing lead in drinking water, they just aren’t properly enforced.
Lead pipes in both cities were rapidly removed and lead levels dropped.
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