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Erie Water Works is in the process of a $72 million project to replace nearly 7,400 lead service lines.

The project aims to protect public health by removing deteriorating pipes that could contaminate drinking water.

Approximately 75% of the hazardous connections have already been replaced, with a completion goal set for 2027.

Funding for the infrastructure update comes from a combination of state and federal grants and low-interest loans.

If noise, heavy equipment and slicing holes into the street helps protect public health, Rebekah Weaver is more than willing to endure some inconvenience.

Weaver, 29, lives in the 1000 block of West 28th Street in southwest Erie, one of the areas that was a recent focus of the Erie Water Works’ ongoing $72 million, multi-year pl

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