According to recent reports submitted this week by the state’s roughly 600 public water systems, as of Thursday, there’s been zero indication of lead pipe service lines throughout the entire state.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - There’s been zero indication of having to replace potential lead water pipes throughout Alaska’s roughly 600 public water systems as the state works to inventory its infrastructure, according to recent reports submitted this week.
Cindy Christian is the program manager for the drinking water program in Alaska. She said reports have been submitted for 550 of the approximate 610 water systems required to do a lead service line inventory. That’s a 90% rate compared to the 30% rate she said most other states are currently sitting at.
“We didn‘t accept all of the money because we knew there wasn’t a lead service line problem here in the state,” Christian said.“It’s reallocated to states that do, in fact, have a large number of lead service lines,” she said.
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