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Guest column: Michigan’s new lead rule for drinking water is six years old. How are we doing?
Michigan has the most stringent rules for preventing lead in drinking water. Photo credit: sonmez/iStock.
Resources to help understand proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
Safe Water Engineering, with University of Michigan Water Center - Graham Sustainability Institute, developed a suite of resources to help local elected officials understand the Michigan Lead and Copper Rule when it was revised in 2018.
Southeast Michigan 2023 Lead and Copper Rule Compliance Sampling Report
Most Michigan water utilities that have lead service lines are required to collect Lead and Copper samples every year between June 1 and September 30. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) starts posting data here when they find water utilities that exceed the lead action level (15 ppb) at the end of each sampling period.
Removing Michigan’s Lead Water Service Lines: Economic Savings, Health Benefits, And Improved Health Equity
"Removing Michigan’s Lead Water Service Lines: Economic Savings, Health Benefits, And Improved Health Equity” published in Health Affairs, August 2023
Lessons Learned from a Water Leak Pilot Program: Recommendations for Improving Local and State Agency Collaborations with Community Groups and Residents
The Graham Sustainability Institute at the University of Michigan and Safe Water Engineering, LLC recently conducted a program evaluation of a water leak repair pilot program initiated by the State of Michigan to repair leaks in individual homes in Highland Park and Benton Harbor, Michigan.
