Flint completes replacement of all known lead water lines

Flint has finished replacing all known lead service lines in the city, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Mayor Sheldon Neeley and state environmental officials announced. The last known active lead line was removed July 31, 2026, capping a roughly $140 million effort that excavated and checked nearly 32,000 properties and replaced about 11,600 lines.

The completed work included about 500 additional lead lines discovered during finalization of the NRDC/Concerned Pastors Settlement Agreement in July 2025, which had previously covered replacement of more than 11,000 lead lines citywide. Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Director Phil Roos said the state will continue partnering with Flint on remaining restoration work.

The city also marked a decade of compliance with state and federal lead-in-water standards. Testing from Jan. 1 through June 30, 2026 produced a 90th percentile lead level of 3 parts per billion, well under Michigan's 12 ppb standard and the federal 15 ppb limit. Flint's water system has tested below action levels since July 2016, based on samples from 61 validated sites across single-family homes, businesses and residences with older copper plumbing.

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