Why is it so unusually expensive to replace lead pipes in Chicago?
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No city dealing with a lot of lead pipes spends as much as Chicago does to replace them.
With more than 400,000 lead water service lines, Chicago has the largest known inventory of lead pipes of any city in the country. Officials say replacing each one costs about $31,000 on average — more than six times the Environmental Protection Agency’s national estimate of $4,700 a line.
Grist, WBEZ, and Inside Climate News surveyed other cities with the most lead service lines in the country —
With more than 400,000 lead water service lines, Chicago has the largest known inventory of lead pipes of any city in the country. Officials say replacing each one costs about $31,000 on average — more than six times the Environmental Protection Agency’s national estimate of $4,700 a line.
Grist, WBEZ, and Inside Climate News surveyed other cities with the most lead service lines in the country —
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