Part of the city’s inventory of service lines – Badger Street, off South Main Street, is one of the few places where many of the connections have not been confirmed as safe from lead. FILE – A copper ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Residents in Monroe County should keep an eye on their mail for an important letter from the Monroe County Water Authority. This letter is not a bill or junk mail. Instead, it ...

Across the country, states and cities are replacing lead pipes to address concerns over lead-contaminated drinking water, an urgent health threat. But environmental advocates are concerned that a ...

FLINT, MI -- The city of Flint's ban on a cost-effective tool and its method for finding lead water service pipes may mean it could run out of money before all its hazardous pipes are removed. The ...

Dayton estimates that roughly one in seven water service lines in the city are partially or fully made out of lead or galvanized steel and may need to be replaced by 2037 to comply with federal ...

A report from a coalition of U.S. environmental advocacy groups has warned of the health risks of PVC plastic and urged public officials against using the material in community drinking water pipes.

Over the next few weeks, 50,000 residents will be getting notified who may have a lead pipes on their property.Starting on Sept. 2, Greater Cincinnati Water Works will be sending out notices over the ...

Property owners in Baltimore will soon be notified if their home or business uses lead or galvanized water lines, according to the Department of Public Works (DPW). The move is part of DPW's effort to ...

In the past month, thousands of Iowans have received notices saying they may have lead drinking water service lines that should be replaced. Notices from Des Moines Water Works recently started ...

FLINT, MI—Flint residents can now see if their home has been checked for lead pipes or how likely their home is to have them. A new map shows which Flint homes have pipes that are copper, known to be ...