EPA Grants Nearly $300K to Combat Lead in School Water in Maine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced $26 million in funding, including $298,000 allotted for Maine. The money is to be used to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities.

This grant funding will be used to reduce lead exposure where children learn and play while advancing the goals of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan.

According to EPA Regional Administrator David W. Cash:

Every person, every child, deserves safe and clean drinking water. As students, staff, and teachers start returning to classrooms across New England, no one should have to worry whether the water their loved one drinks at school or daycare is safe. This funding for testing water taps at schools and childcare facilities will help ensure that every child in Maine can learn and grow in an environment free from the dangers of lead exposure. Coupled with the historic $15 billion investments under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to identify and replace lead pipes, we’re working together with our partners to protect the health of our communities and to ensure a future for all of our children that is safe and lead-free.

Learn more about EPA’s Voluntary School and Childcare Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program.

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