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Milwaukee officials weigh lead pipe replacement plan
There are nearly 9,500 homes with lead pipes in Bay View and the other neighborhoods of Milwaukee's 14th Aldermanic District.
Another 9,166 homes in the 10th District on the city's west side have lead service lines.
And in Sherman Park and the surrounding areas of Milwaukee's 7th District, lead laterals provide water to about 8,100 homes.
They are among the nearly 70,000 residential properties throughout the City of Milwaukee with lead pipes. And officials are now struggling with the daunting job of trying to get rid of them.
Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2016/12/10/milwaukee-officials-weigh-lead-pipe-replacement-plan/95211424/