Illinois has long been estimated to have more lead pipe water lines to homes than any state, but Florida is getting more money to replace the toxic pipes in the latest funding from EPA.
With billions of dollars of new federal money on the table, Florida officials reported their state actually has more than 1.1 million toxic pipes — nearly six times more than the utility trade group projected. That put Florida in line for nearly $255 million this year from theNeltner said local officials in some of Florida’s most populous areas told him they don’t know where the state got the numbers it forwarded to the EPA.
Texas also likely has far fewer lead service lines than the 647,000 estimated in the EPA’s latest survey, in part because Houston incorrectly filled out its forms, Neltner said. The actual number is closer to 300,000, he added, and as a result the state should have received considerably less than the $146 million awarded by the EPA.
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