Yahoo

Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic − as some cities are doing − carries hidden costs

Flint, Michigan, made headlines in 2015 when tests revealed dangerously high lead levels in its drinking water. The city had switched its water supply to the Flint River a year earlier, and corrosive ...
syracuse.com

Syracuse’s water pipe woes: It’s going to take twice as long to replace lead lines, city admits

Syracuse, NY – Syracuse fell far short of its promise to remove 3,000 dangerous lead water pipes this year. Instead, it replaced only 700 of the lines that bring drinking water into homes. That ...
WBAL-TV

Hidden Danger: Time running out to check for lead pipes, some homeowners could face obstacles

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER TOLLY TAYLOR JOINS US NOW. LIVE IN TOLLY. CLOCKS REALLY TICKING. YEAH, THE BALTIMORE SERVICE LINE PARTNERSHIP HAS LESS THAN TEN MONTHS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT 230,000 WATER PIPES ON ...
WRIC

Richmond wants to know where the lead water pipes are in the city

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Richmond needs to figure out where the city’s lead water pipes are as it faces a federal deadline to replace them – and because both the city and property owners own the pipes, ...