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by maxerickson 3718 days ago
We could get rid of lead pipes.

(which is relatively specialized work that is happening anyway; it isn't all that specialized, but digging with a machine is incredibly more effective)

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Getting rid of lead pipes would do little. Flint is a special case because the city did not add the proper anti-corrosion chemicals to the system when they switched water supplies. Probably every old city in the nation still has lead pipes, but most have properly coated the pipes with treatment so there is little to no lead leaching into drinking water. Of course there are exceptions, but it's not widespread.