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2. Letters warn some Tri-Citians of water pipes of ‘unknown ...

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   The use of lead has been banned in water systems since 1986, and most water pipes are now made of copper or plastic. Both Pasco and Richland public works departments have sent letters to residents.

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

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   It means it's possible. The EPA required people to be notified of known or potential service lines containing lead, galvanized lines requiring replacement or unknown lines. Why are lead pipes a ...

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

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   The EPA is giving cities and towns three years to begin implementing decade-long lead pipe identification and replacement programs and is making $28.6 billion available nationally, with $15 ...

5. 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 ...

6. Plumbosolvency - Wikipedia

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   Plumbosolvency is the ability of a solvent, notably water, to dissolve lead.In the public supply of water this is an undesirable property. In (usually older) consumers' premises plumbosolvent water can attack lead pipes, lead service lines, and any lead in solder used to join copper.

7. Identifying lead water service lines an inexact science for ...

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   For example, homes built before 1986 — when the federal government banned the use of leaded pipe and solder in new plumbing system construction — may or may not have lead lines in them.

8. City of Amarillo launches lead pipe inspection program to ...

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   These regulations require all municipalities to identify and replace lead service lines. The city's initial inventory, released online on Oct. 16, identifies water lines as "Unknown," "Galvanized ...

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

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   Lead is not normally present in drinking water; it is released from the inside surface of lead service lines (pipes that run from the main to the house), joints connected with lead-based solder, and lead fixtures inside the house. Based on these findings, WASA was required to notify the public and implement plans to replace lead service lines ...