Trump administration's new lead rules in water dismissed as 'window dressing'

Critics say rules give water systems decades more time to replace dangerous pipes and fail to boost urgency for cleaning up lead

The Trump administration is proposing new rules for lead in drinking water, overhauling the regulations for the first time in three decades, following crises in Flint, Michigan, and other US communities, but critics say the changes appear to give water systems decades more time to replace pipes leaching dangerous amounts of toxic lead.

The Environmental Protection Agency would require water systems to notify customers if levels exceed 15 parts per billion. And it would require water testing at schools and daycares.