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2. Iowa water utilities notifying thousands of homeowners they ...

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   The diagram shows the typical location of a lead service line, which runs from a residence's water meter to the Des Moines Water Works water main. Lead pipes are more likely to be found in older ...

3. 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 ...

4. Want to find out if your Des Moines home's water service line ...

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   As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launches a push to get rid of potentially dangerous lead water lines, Des Moines Water Works is sending about 55,400 notices over the next month to ...

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

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   The EPA required local governments to notify people of known or potential service lines containing lead, galvanized lines requiring replacement or unknown lines. Here's why you might get a letter ...

7. 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.

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

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   A Post article about the report lead to jammed phone lines at WASA and increased demand for bottled-water delivery. [70] The study indicated that there is no safe level of lead in drinking water, and that children in homes with even a partial lead service line are at a much higher risk of lead poisoning than those with no lead in the line. [72]

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

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   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 after being removed on June 17, 2021, in Denver ...