Clean water is a guarantee

Water & the Great Lakes

El-Sayed supports a federal clean-water guarantee, faster lead-pipe replacement, and stronger PFAS enforcement.

Shouldn't be this hard to have clean water to drink, clean, cook, and bathe.

WHAT HE HAS SAID

• Supports a federal water guarantee: at least 50 gallons per person per day, bills capped at 2% of household income, and protection from shutoffs for families who can't pay.
• Wants every lead pipe in Michigan’s water systems removed by 2030, seven years ahead of the current federal deadline.
• Supports holding polluters accountable for PFAS contamination and ensuring corporate farms taking federal dollars are accountable for agricultural runoff.
• Supports federal funding to modernize aging drainage and purification systems.

Primary sources

• Read the campaign position — Abdul for U.S. Senate

Last reviewed 2026-08-19.