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February 28, 2019
Is Milwaukee safe? What you need to know about the city’s lead crisis
Copper lines, a process that will take decades. According to data on the City of Milwaukee website, 621 lead service lines were replaced in 2017; 910 in 2018; and 65 so far this year. As of last year, the city still had more than 75,000 lead service lines. The cost of replacing the lines has been estimated at $750 million. -
January 28, 2019
Do you have lead service lines? Your water utility will replace them
Ann Arbor is planning to spend millions replacing many residents’ water lines due to lead risks, joining other communities doing the same due to new state regulations. The city has confirmed 932 addresses so far where there were once lead “gooseneck” pipe connections and galvanized pipes; these were replaced with safer copper pipes. -
January 3, 2019
Do you have lead service lines? Your water utility will replace them
The Lansing Board of Water and Light finished replacing thousands of lead serviceines with copper lines in 2016, a 12-year project that cost about $44.5 million. Recent state rule changes require local utilities to replace all lead and galvanized water service lines between the publicly-owned water main and a resident's water meter by 2040 at an average replacement rate of 5 percent per year. -
October 25, 2018
Hempstead to replace lead pipes
After receiving a grant, Point Lookout will replace more than 500 lead water pipes with new copper service lines. -
July 29, 2018
City of Spokane replaces last of remaining lead service lines
The City of Spokane Water Department announced the completion of its program to remove all the remaining lead service lines in the city's water system. The program launched in May 2016 and replaced 486 lead connections with new copper pipes. -
June 25, 2018
Plumbing contractors sought for lead pipe replacement project
The City of Newburgh is pre-qualifying plumbing contractors for a $544,000 project that will replace the city’s lead pipes with new copper pipes. -
April 4, 2018
State to fund replacement of 300 lead water lines in Niagara Falls
As many as 300 lead water lines in Niagara Falls will be replaced over the next two years with the $570,000 from new state funding. Starting with its current list of leaking pipes, Niagara Falls Water Board crews will excavate and repair each pipe, then cut out the lead and replace it with copper. -
February 3, 2018
Auburn receives state grant to replace lead water line fixtures
A grant from the state health department will be used to help replace Auburn’s lead pipes with copper. The city already operates with mostly copper piping. -
August 18, 2017
MLGW says it will take 10 years to replace all lead pipes
It will take 10 years for Memphis Light Gas and Water to replace all of its lead pipes with new copper lines. They are currently addressing the lead pipes they’re aware of within the parkways in the midtown area. -
May 18, 2017
East Chicago board OKs lead line replacement project
The East Chicago Water Board approved a $3.1 million plan to replace lead and galvanized steel water service lines in the USS Lead Superfund site with new copper pipes. -
May 5, 2018
Could Milwaukee Be a Model for Replacing Chicago’s Lead Water Pipes?Organizers of a clean water summit in Chicago hope to draft a plan for the replacement of the city's nearly 400,000 lead water pipes. The event will feature Milwaukee’s mayor who is in the process of replacing lead pipes with copper.
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April 17, 2017
LEAD LETTER: 521 owners advised to replace pipes
The City of Ithaca’s Water and Sewer division advised 521 homeowners on how to handle lead leaching in their water supply. The city encourages replacing lead pipes with new copper pipes. -
October 23, 2017
Flint’s River of Poison
Modern Flint in photos: the city makes progress towards its goal to replace all 6,000 lead lines with copper piping by the end of the year. -
July 29, 2017
Pipe replacement crews dig in: “This is personal”
For Flint, resident Joe Parks, field manager of Goyette Mechanical, installing new copper service lines is more than a job – it’s a way for him to give safe drinking water back to his community. The city’s goal is to replace a total of 6,000 lines with copper by November. -
June 2017
A Fight over Plastic Pipe in Michigan
CDA’s Andrew Kireta discusses Michigan Senate Bill 157, “Public Works Quality Material Procurement Act” and its impact on Flint using copper to replace its lead service lines. -
May 18, 2017
Flint Water Infrastructure Summit
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder were the co-chairs for the Flint Water Infrastructure Summit, where they revealed Flint would be using copper pipes to replace their lead service lines in a three-year replacement program.April 3, 2017Revitalization Through Copper Pipes
CDA’s Andrew Kireta discusses homeowners and municipalities around the United States replacing their lead service lines with copper and how copper compares to plastic when replacing lead pipes.March 7, 2017Flint: ‘All Clear’ for Drinking Water Years Away
Flint mayor Karen Weaver and retired Brig. Gen. Michael McDaniel told reporters an “all clear” to the drinking water crisis in Flint is still about two years away. The Copper Development Association helped Flint acquire copper pipes, which should help speed up the process. -
March 7, 2017
Experts Meet on Water Infrastructure Issues in Flint
The Copper Development Association helped Flint, Michigan secure 200,000 feet of copper piping to replace their 20,000 lead service lines. -
March 2017
Flint Selects Copper to Help Solve Water Crisis
Flint, Michigan announced it was choosing copper pipes to replace the City’s lead service lines and finally end its drinking water infrastructure crisis. -
March 2017
CDA Helps Flint with Copper, But Plastic Pipe Is Also Under Consideration
The Copper Development Association helped Flint, Michigan save almost $1 million for the next start of their FAST Start program, which will replace the city’s lead service lines with copper pipe. -
March 2017
Flint Selects Copper Piping to Solve Drinking Water Infrastructure CrisisAt the Flint Water Infrastructure Summit, the city of Flint announced it chose copper to replace the city’s lead service lines and begin the next phase of their FAST pipe replacement program.
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March 2017
Flint Selects Copper Piping to Solve Drinking Water Infrastructure Crisis
The city of Flint announced copper pipes were chosen to replace the city’s lead service lines at the Flint Water Infrastructure Summit. -
September 2016
A Lurking Problem: Copper Can Be a Reliable Replacement for Lead Service Lines
CDA highlights the benefits of copper piping for water service replacements over alternative materials, and the steps to ensure a quality installation. -
September 7, 2016
Water Infrastructure Crisis Could Be a Windfall for Plumbers
CDA’s Andy Kireta Jr. was interviewed for an article about the nation’s deteriorating piping infrastructure and provided information about the benefits of using copper for lead service line replacements. -
September 22, 2016
Copper Group Urges Replacement of Lead Pipes
This article highlights CDA support for funding through the passing of WRDA bill that will go towards improvements to underground water infrastructures, including lead service line replacement programs and other methods of lead reduction in community water systems. -
September 22, 2016
CDA Commends Senate Approval of WRDA
This article highlights CDA commending the Senate’s approval of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill for underground water infrastructures. -
July 14, 2016
Do You Have Lead in Your Pipes and Faucets? Here's How You Can Find Out
CDA’s Andy Kireta Jr. was quoted in a radio segment titled, “Do you have lead in your pipes and faucets? Here’s how you can find out.” Kireta discusses the benefits of lead in brass alloys as it relates to the manufacturing process and improving the reliability of the valves, as well as lead-free replacement brass alloys that are currently available.
Press Releases
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March 10, 2017Flint Selects Copper Piping to Solve Drinking Water Infrastructure Crisis
Mayor Karen Weaver and FAST Start Coordinator Michael C. McDaniel told hundreds of participants attending the Flint Water Infrastructure Summit that copper pipe will be used to replace the City of Flint’s entire lead and lead-tainted galvanized iron service lines.November 15, 2016Copper Development Association Commends Senate Approval of WRDA
CDA supports the Senate’s bi-partisan vote in favor of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) reauthorization – a much needed piece of legislation that includes provisions to begin addressing failing water infrastructure needs throughout the US., including lead service line replacement programs and other methods of lead reduction in community water systems.September 19, 2016Copper Development Association Commends Senate Approval of WRDA
The Copper Development Association (CDA) supports WRDA bill approved by Senate, which provides necessary funding to ensure safe drinking water as well as improvements to the nation’s failing infrastructure.