![]() WPJWA’s service area has some of the highest rates of childhood lead poisoning in Allegheny County, which contributes to permanent developmental and behavioral problems.WPJWA’s lead in drinking water levels have been going up recently (in 20), and the levels 1 are just below the federal action level of 15 ppb (at which a water crisis is declared).Lead in the water is a huge crisis in our country, not just in Flint, Michigan, but in the WPJWA service area: ![]() Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority (WPJWA) needs to ensure healthy drinking water and access to it by adopting assistance programs to protect people who are unable to afford their water bill and ensure that lead service line replacement plans are implemented in an equitable and effective way, starting in communities with the highest rates of lead poisoning and those hardest hit by the pandemic.
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