Flint Serves as Model and Warning for Biden Infrastructure Plan

Flint, Mich.'s water crisis demonstrates the problem—and the potential—for President Joe Biden as he proposes replacing lead drinking water service lines across America as part of his massive infrastructure plan.

Flint is on track to be the third city in the country to undergo complete lead drinking water pipe replacement, following Madison, Wis., and Lansing, Mich. And with federal assistance, Flint stands to replace the lines in roughly half as many years that the projects took in the other cities.

But when the ink dries on the final settlement agreements, the Flint water crisis will have cost Michigan more than ...