EPA Fire Hydrant Mandate May Cost NYC $1M
A “sudden mandate” by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would force New York City to replace 1,300 of their fire hydrants by Jan. 4 at a taxpayer expense of more than $1 million, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Monday. Schumer says that the 2011 law passed by Congress regarding reduced-lead in drinking water standards was not intended for hydrants to be included, and that the EPA’s interpretation of it is wrong.
This article appeared in print on page 5 of edition of Hamodia.
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