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EPA funds $281,000 to Arkansas to reduce lead in children's drinking water
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Environmental Protection Agency is investing in Arkansas drinking water to benefit children.
The $281,000 in funding is to reduce lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities. Officials said the funding is in addition to the $200 million it has put into reducing lead in drinking water since 2018.
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In addition to this grant program, EPA's Training, Testing, and Taking Action (3T) program provides information and recommendations to help states and local authorities build voluntary programs to reduce lead in drinking water. Since 2019, this 3T program has helped over 20,000 child care facilities and nearly 13,000 schools have their water tested for lead with over 1,300 child care facilities and 2,500 schools completing remediation work.
'Lead is a neurotoxin that can negatively impact American children,' said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. 'With $26 million in funding this year, more schools will be able to identify sources of lead in their water and take action so that our nation's children can focus on learning, playing, and developing skills that will maximize their potential and make our nation stronger.'
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The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act established the Lead Testing in School and Child Care Program Drinking Water grant in 2016 to award funding to states, territories, and tribes to assist local and tribal educational agencies in voluntary testing for lead contamination in drinking water at schools and child care facilities.
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