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US drinking water infrastructure graded C- in 2025 with 9M lead service lines remaining. Source · smartwatermagazine.com
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The engineers who build America just graded our water systems. The score? C-minus. Nine million homes still connected to lead pipes. Infrastructure so old it predates your grandparents. This isn't doom and gloom — it's reality from the American Society of Civil Engineers. The question isn't whether your water is affected. It's what you're doing about it. I put together a page breaking down what this means for your home — and what actually works. Link to the full research in my profile.
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What is this story about?
US drinking water infrastructure graded C- in 2025 with 9M lead service lines remaining.
Why did Glen Kerby choose this story?
Most authoritative infrastructure assessment. Explains why tap water is getting harder to clean. This is an important story for us to understand.
Where can I read the original?
It was published by smartwatermagazine.com as “ASCE 2025 Infrastructure Report Card”, at https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/smart-water-magazine/asces-2025-infrastructure-report-card-shows-overall-progress-water-systems.
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“ASCE 2025 Infrastructure Report Card”
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