LANSING, MI (MPRN)— A new panel to advise state agencies on how to reduce lead levels in drinking water met Tuesday for the first time.
The “Corrosion Control Advisory Panel” is made up of seven drinking water experts from a variety of backgrounds—including academics and environmental protection.
Corrosion control limits the leaching of metals into water from pipes.
Aaron Keatley helped facilitate today’s meeting for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. He says the state has consulted some of the panel members before.
“What we’re doing here in this particular panel is trying to formalize some of those informal actions that we already have and at the same time make sure that we’re getting perspectives of multiple people at the same time and allowing for there to be a dialogue.”
There’s no set timeline for the panel’s existence or length of membership.
It will likely next meet in mid-January.