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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. 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 ...

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

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   Why are lead pipes a problem? The EPA has set the maximum contaminant level goal for lead in drinking water at zero because lead is a toxic metal that can be harmful to human health, even at low ...

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

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   Lead pipes are more likely to be found in older cities and homes built before the mid-1980s. The EPA estimates there are 9 million lead service lines in the country.

6. 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 ...

7. The EPA wants all lead pipes replaced in 10 years. What that ...

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   A cross section of a lead water pipe is displayed under a microscope in a lab at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center in Cincinnati last ...

8. 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 ...

9. The EPA wants to eliminate all lead pipes in 10 years. Here's ...

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   According to the EPA, buildings and homes older than 1986 can still have lead service lines that connect a building's plumbing system to the main water supply line.