House Warming Podcast, Episode 009: Lead Pipes Belong Only in History Books with Justin Keller from the Metropolitan Planning Council and Jeremy Orr with the Natural Resources Defense Council

In this episode, Sarah talks with Justin Keller and Jeremy Orr about lead service lines and state legislation that could put an end to this public health threat.

Justin Keller, AICP,  joined the Metropolitan Planning Council as a member of the Water Resources program in 2018. He manages various aspects of MPC's water supply and stormwater work, including the Drinking Water 1-2-3 Academy, municipal Technical Assistance program, and the Calumet Stormwater Collaborative. He is an urban planner with a degree from the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago and is Treasurer of the American Planning Association's Chicago Metro Section.

Jeremy Orr is a Senior Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council where he focuses on drinking water and source water protection issues, working to ensure that everyone has access to safe, sufficient, and affordable drinking water. With a background in grassroots community organizing and public interest law, Orr most recently served as the national state program director for the Peoples Climate Movement and as an environmental justice coordinator for the Transnational Environmental Law Clinic.

Read MPC's summary of the Illinois Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification bill here:  https://www.metroplanning.org/uploads/cms/documents/illinois_lead_service_line_replacement_and_notification_act.pdf

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