Sec. 6101. Findings
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Congress finds the following: According to the American Water Works Association, approximately 6,100,000 homes are served by lead service lines. According to the most recent Environmental Protection Agency Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment, $384,000,000,000 is needed for drinking water infrastructure by 2030. According to the Centers for Disease Control— there is no safe level of lead in children; children tend to show signs of severe lead toxicity at lower levels than adults; lead can damage a developing baby’s nervous system and even low-level lead exposures in developing babies have been found to affect behavior and intelligence; lead exposure can cause miscarriage, stillbirths, and infertility (in both men and women); and people with prolonged exposure to lead may also be at risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney disease, and reduced fertility.
In Flint, Michigan, homes were found to have lead levels as high as 4,000 parts per billion, nearly 267 times the Environmental Protection Agency’s action level for lead in drinking water of 15 parts per billion. Numerous cities around the United States, including Sebring, Ohio, Durham, North Carolina, Greenville, North Carolina, and Jackson, Mississippi, have experienced elevated levels of lead in drinking water.