Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids Touts Federal Funds for Lead Pipe Replacement

The Kansas City Globe e-Edition

The Democratic lawmaker visited the Olathe home of Jerry Land, whose lead service line was recently replaced by the city

A piece of lead pipe removed from Jerry Land’s yard in Olathe shows a layer of lining inside the pipe that indicates the city’s water supply provided a thin film that prevented the pipe from leeching lead into the home’s water .photo(Carlos Moreno/KCUR).
A piece of lead pipe removed from Jerry Land’s yard in Olathe shows a layer of lining inside the pipe that indicates the city’s water supply provided a thin film that prevented the pipe from leeching lead into the home’s water .photo(Carlos Moreno/KCUR).

en’t looking back andA joint investigation by The Missouri Independent and the Midwest Newsroom

August 11, 2022--The locations of lead service lines seem like the sort of thing someone would know, Congresswoman Sharice Davids said Thursday.

But as cities and counties across the U.S. grew, water utilities didn’t keep track of them all.

Now, they’re finally required to find them. The U.S. Environmental…