A new federal rule required Municipal Light & Water to send warning letters to those homes, but “many of those (lead) lines have been replaced,” said Water Superintendent Chris Holley.
Many were concerned the letters meant they had lead pipes going to their house. City officials issued a new statement ...
AND WATER BOARD IS NOW ON A TIMELINE TO REPLACE LEAD PIPE. EVERY LEAD PIPE IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. THIS PROJECT MANDATED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, ADDRESSES WHAT THEY CALL A ...
part of national efforts to ultimately replace lead pipes. The new rules required water supplies to identify all service lines in their systems, and make the information publicly accessible.
The Midwest has a disproportionate share of the nation's lead-lined water pipes. The fight to end lead contamination in drinking water is playing out with high stakes in the Midwest. The region ...
An example of lead pipes that deliver water to the nation's homes is on display. (Seth Perlman/AP Photo) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to ...
Let us know! Philadelphia and Wilmington, along with other United States cities, shared information this week about the location of lead pipes across their neighborhoods. The lead pipe inventories are ...
City officials in Galesburg, Ill., display an example of the city's lead pipes in 2016. (Seth Perlman/The Associated Press) ...
SAN ANTONIO – Thousands of San Antonio Water System customers have been notified about possible lead in their water pipes, depending on the age of their homes. Notices have been sent to ...
Dallas property owners could be on the hook to replace their lead pipes. The city sent thousands of letters to residents in recent weeks identifying the possibility of lead pipes on individual ...
Rosenberg has found no lead pipes among its more than 12,000 water lines in the city after it finished an inventory triggered by President Joe Biden's nationwide call for cities to remove all ...
New rules from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will require water utilities across the nation to replace nearly all lead pipes within a decade — an ambitious plan to crack down on a ...