Tell Our Members of Congress to Support Increased Funding to Protect Drinking Water

From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/):

Congress and the Biden administration are negotiating big investments in our roads, in our cities and towns, in our transportation — and in our water. They are close to an agreement on a package that could provide the money needed to replace lead service lines across the country. Help push it over the finish line — please take just a couple of minutes to let your Senators and Representative know that you support increased federal funding to protect drinking water at https://cleanwater.salsalabs.org/invest-in-water-2021/index.html.

Lead service lines are the pipes that connect the large water main to the house or small building. Where lead service lines are present, they are the largest source of lead in drinking water.  Replacing these pipes, which were banned in 1986, is a common-sense way to reduce lead exposure to protect everyone’s health – but especially children under 6.

Clean Water Action has pushed for federal investment to replace lead service lines. Polls show that people overwhelmingly support this investment. There is bi-partisan support in the U.S. Congress.  And now, President Biden has made fully replacing lead services a centerpiece of the American Jobs Plan, which includes $45 billion in federal investment to replace lead service lines nationwide.

Take action today to make sure your U.S. Senators and U.S. Representative  know how important it is to help communities get the lead out! — and urge them to act now.

Learn more about lead in drinking water here.