Maine public water systems get federal funding to identify and replace lead service lines

MAINE PUBLIC • May 3, 2024

Maine's municipal public water utilities are required by the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide inventories of their lead service water lines to the state this year, and replace them with the help of federal funding. The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding up to $28 million a year to Maine for five years to help public water systems identify and replace lead service lines. The federal government said 40% of the funding must go to disadvantaged communities.