DETROIT (AP) A high-tech strategy could help Detroit save $165 million while also pinpointing the number of lead water lines in the city. Data crunched with software from technology startup BlueConduit will hopefully provide a report of the probable locations and number of lead lines, the water department said.
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Representatives from Michigan’s environmental agency said efforts to reduce the elevated lead levels in the city’s aging water pipes began a few months after routine tests revealed troubling results.