By Alex Brown, Stateline.org (TNS) A new federal rule will require water utilities across the country to pull millions of lead drinking water pipes out of the ground and replace them, at a cost of billions of dollars. States, cities and water utilities agree that the lead pipes need to go to ensure safe water for residents. But they say they may struggle to do so in the 10-year window required under the rule, and they fear some ratepayers will b…

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A new federal rule will require water utilities across the country to pull millions of lead drinking water pipes out of the ground and replace them, at a cost of billions of dollars.

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A new federal rule will require water utilities across the country to pull millions of lead drinking water pipes out of the ground and replace them, at a cost of billions of dollars.States, cities and water utilities agree that the lead pipes need to go to ensure safe water for residents. But they say they may struggle to do so in the 10-year window required under the rule, and they fear some ratepayers will be hit with massive cost increases to…

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Workers remove a lead service line before it’s replaced by a brass one in Providence, R.I., last year. A new federal rule will require water systems across the country to replace roughly 9 million lead service lines to protect residents from potential poisoning. (Photo by Kevin G. Andrade / Rhode Island Current)A new federal rule will require water utilities across the country to pull millions of lead drinking water pipes out of the ground and r…

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Workers remove a lead service line before it’s replaced by a brass one in Providence, R.I., last year. A new federal rule will require water systems across the country to replace roughly 9 million lead service lines to protect residents from potential poisoning. (Kevin G. Andrade/Rhode Island Current) This story originally appeared on Stateline.  A new federal rule will require water utilities across the country to pull millions of lead drinking…

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Workers remove a lead service line before it’s replaced by a brass one in Providence, R.I., last year. A new federal rule will require water systems across the country to replace roughly 9 million lead service lines to protect residents from potential poisoning. (Photo by Kevin G. Andrade/Rhode Island Current)A new federal rule will require water utilities across the country to pull millions of lead drinking water pipes out of the ground and rep…

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