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SYRACUSE, New York — Residents and environmental activists are demanding city officials declare a state of emergency over what they say could be a worse lead contamination than the drinking water crisis that afflicted Flint, Michigan, a decade ago. The city of Syracuse has been at odds with residents since informing them in a letter over the summer that water samples from more than two dozen homes were found to have high lead levels.
That’s because the city is already on pace to replace all lead pipes within the next five years, he said, with plans to replace 3,000 of them in the next year. That’s faster than EPA guidelines that call for lead pipes to be replaced within a decade. “We’ve undertaken lead service line replacements proactively. We’re exceeding the requirements of the EPA,” Loh said. Syracuse officials have taken other steps.
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