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2. Here's why you might get a letter warning about potential ...

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   Modern water mains aren't made of lead, but some service lines are, often those installed before about 1950. The water utility owns the portion of the service line from the water main to the curb ...

3. Lead service line - Wikipedia

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   A lead service line (LSL, also known as lead service pipe, [1] and lead connection pipe [2]) is a pipe made of lead which is used in potable water distribution to connect a water main to a user's premises. Lead exposure is a public health hazard as it causes developmental effects in fetuses, infants, and young children. It also has other health ...

4. Des Moines Water Works mailer warns residents about lead ...

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   The EPA required all public water utilities to report the number of lead service lines in their areas to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources by Oct. 16 and notify their customers of potential ...

5. Iowa utilities grapple with how to pay up to $1.35 billion ...

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   Facing a price tag that could amount to $1.35 billion, Iowa water utilities are weighing how they would replace an estimated 96,440 lead service lines across the state under a proposed federal ...

6. Lead contamination in Washington, D.C., drinking water

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   WASA found that homes in its service area with lead service lines averaged five times the EPA limit for lead during a year-long period. [2] The results were unexpected; the EPA scientist overseeing DC's water suggested that drought conditions might have raised the alkalinity levels of the Potomac River, leading to a change in the pH of the ...

7. Lead poisoning - Wikipedia

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   The US Congress authorized the EPA to dedicate funds to assist states and nonprofits with the costs of lead service line removal under Section 50105 of the Safe Drinking Water Act. [143] Collected rainwater from roof runoff used as potable water may contain lead, if there are lead contaminants on the roof or in the storage tank. [25]

8. Debate flares over how quickly to replace many lead service lines

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   24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ... Although lead was banned from new water service lines in 1986, ... A lead water service line from 1927 lays on the ground on a residential street ...

9. Lead and Copper Rule - Wikipedia

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   EPA illustration of lead sources in residential buildings Infographic about lead in drinking water. The Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is a United States federal regulation that limits the concentration of lead and copper allowed in public drinking water at the consumer's tap, as well as limiting the permissible amount of pipe corrosion occurring due to the water itself. [1]