DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – The city of Detroit will use $90 million in state and federal funding to expedite the replacement of lead service lines in the city.
Mayor Mike Duggan says the funding will allow the replacement of 8,000 lines a year instead of 700 and that will allow all outdated pipes to be replaced in the next decade.
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The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department will prioritize replacing lines in areas that have the most density of homes built before 1945. The city will publish a map online that will show when work is scheduled for different neighborhoods.