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After crises in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and Newark, New Jersey, officials paid for and efficiently replaced lead pipes, adopting novel rules that required homeowners to let construction crews onto their property to do the work.

The guns were recovered and two men were arrested last Friday, a day after the brazen heist at Dunham’s Sports near Benton Harbor, a federal agent said in a court filing.

After about a year - an incredibly fast timeline to replace lead pipes in any city - officials announced nearly all of Benton Harbor’s lead pipes had been replaced.

In October 2018, the state notified the Benton Harbor water system it had exceeded 15 parts per billion in water samples - the federal threshold for taking action.

After about a year — an incredibly fast timeline to replace lead pipes in any city — officials announced nearly all of Benton Harbor’s lead pipes had been replaced.