Biden Announces $500 Million Funding to Replace Lead Pipes, Upgrade Philadelphia’s Water System

Every American deserves to “turn on their water tap or faucet and be able to drink clean water,” President Joe Biden told an audience at the Belmont Water Treatment Plant in Philadelphia on Feb. 3.
“Through the infrastructure law, we’re making historic investments to make sure that they can,” he said.
Biden was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris at the water treatment facility to announce $500 million in federal support to upgrade aging lead pipes and improve Philadelphia’s water system.
The money is part of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law that Biden signed into law in November 2022. In Philadelphia, $160 million will be used to replace 19 miles of lead pipes and enhance water treatment plants….}