EPA Announces Funding to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water at Schools

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Exposure to lead risks developmental harms in children such as lower IQ and behavioral issues.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is setting aside $26 million in funding for U.S. states and territories, aimed at tackling the issue of lead in drinking water offered in schools and childcare facilities, the agency said in a June 13 statement.

โ€œLead is a neurotoxin that can negatively impact American children,โ€ said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.

โ€œWith $26 million in funding this year, more schools will be able to identify sources of lead in their water and take action so that our nationโ€™s children can focus on learning, playing, and developing skills that will maximize their potential and make our nation stronger.โ€

According to an April 2024 post by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, protecting children from exposure to lead is critical, since even low levels of the metal in blood โ€œhave been shown to negatively affect a childโ€™s health.โ€

Some of the โ€œwell-documented adverse effectsโ€ of lead exposure include damage to the brain and nervous system, slowed growth and development, hearing and speech issues, and trouble with learning and behavior, the CDC said, warning that these can lead to lower IQ and underperformance in school among children.

In 2016, the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act established the Lead Testing in School and Child Care Program Drinking Water grant to award funding to states, territories, and tribes.

This program was amended to the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program after the enactment of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021. The amended grant program allows funds to be used for lead remediation, in addition to testing.

In its June 13 statement, the EPA said it has provided more than $200 million since 2018 to help cut down lead exposure in drinking water at places where children learn and play.

The grant program has had success in multiple states, according to the agency. โ€œWith the help of this grant, Texas has sampled approximately 97 percent of the approximately 1,552 school and childcare facilities they planned to test,โ€ the EPA said.

โ€œIn Colorado, their Test and Fix Water for Kids program has protected approximately 600,000 children from lead exposure in drinking water. New Hampshire leads the country with 360 schools with replaced drinking water apparatus.โ€

By Naveen Athrappully

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