Eastpointe, Michigan, is set to get $10 million in state funding for replacement of lead water lines after being named as an “action city” by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. On July 18, the City of Eastpointe issued a public advisory for its 13,565 water customers after water testing samples from locations with known lead water lines showed seven of 60 homes tested had results of more than 15 parts per billion (ppb). Read and listen to the full story by The Macomb Daily.
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