Resolution calls for Milwaukee Water to give public lead updates
Lead service lines make up about 74,600 properties in the city, including 68,300 residential.
Alderman Tony Zielinski is sponsoring a resolution that directs the Milwaukee Water Works to include lead safety inserts with every city water bill, rather than semi-annually. This would direct Milwaukee Water Works to match the same standards as the Health Department. The Water Works would also be required to update the public twice a year in city water bills on the progress of lead safety and lead service line replacement.
Ald. Zielinski says, “Our city’s drinking water is of utmost concern to our resident’s health. This resolution demands better transparency and information to be given to the public.”
The resolution also directs the Milwaukee Water Works to identify on every city water bill whether the city-owned portion of the service line is made of lead, tests related to it, and any treatment conducted by the Milwaukee Water Works.
Lead service lines make up about 74,600 properties in the city, including 68,300 residential. In total, that’s about 54% of all residential properties in the city. Ald. Zielinski is also pushing for the public to have information on how best to protect them and their children from lead in drinking water, including having NSF/ANSI Standard 53 certified lead filters promoted to the public.
Ald. Zielinski says, “Residents don’t just need a water filter, they need the correct water filter certified for removing lead. The public needs more information out there on how to protect themselves and their families.”
Ald. Zielinski will introduce the file at tomorrow’s Milwaukee Common Council meeting.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
More about the Lead Crisis
- MTEA Statement on Lead Exposure in MPS Buildings - Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association - Apr 30th, 2025
- Statement from Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez on Lead Hazards in MPS Buildings - Sup. Juan Miguel Martinez - Apr 29th, 2025
- MPS Closing Two More Schools For Lead Hazards - Jeramey Jannene - Apr 28th, 2025
- Milwaukee Public Schools Enters New Phase of Lead Cleanup - Milwaukee Public Schools - Apr 28th, 2025
- What To Know and How To Keep Kids Safe From Lead Poisoning - Evan Casey - Apr 25th, 2025
- Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Senator Tammy Baldwin Urge HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to Reinstate Childhood Lead Poisoning Experts at CDC, Push for Approval of Milwaukee’s Request for Federal Assistance - U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore - Apr 23rd, 2025
- MPS’s Fernwood School to Reopen Following Lead Remediation Work - Milwaukee Public Schools - Apr 22nd, 2025
- Milwaukee School Board May Sue Paint Companies Over Lead Crisis - Evan Casey - Apr 19th, 2025
- Trump Administration Axed Federal Employees Needed for MPS Lead Crisis - Jeramey Jannene - Apr 14th, 2025
- New MPS Superintendent Dumps Beleaguered Facilities Director - Jeramey Jannene - Apr 3rd, 2025
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