Beneath the streets of America’s Finest City, are nearly 2,000 miles of asbestos concrete pipes carrying drinking water to thousands of homes. “That is shocking and that blows my mind,” said ...

The EPA estimates that 9.2 million service lines that deliver drinking water to U.S. homes and businesses are made of lead. The federal government considers replacing these lead pipes a top ...

But a crisis in Flint, Michigan in 2014 that drew nationwide attention showed that under certain conditions, when lead pipes corrode, they can contaminate drinking water. Older water systems ...

The most common sources of lead in drinking water are lead pipes, faucets and plumbing fixtures. Household plumbing fixtures, welding solder and pipe fittings made prior to 1986 may also contain lead.

When toxic chemicals from burned synthetics common in homes reach drinking water pipes, even filtering or boiling water won’t make it safe to drink, experts say. Backflow prevention devices can ...

In 1984 Wisconsin banned lead soldering in drinking water pipes, and, while main pipes were replaced, many pipes that branch off to individual buildings continue to pose health risks to hundreds of ...

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or soldering used to connect otherwise lead-free pipes. According to the EPA, testing your drinking water from the tap is the only way to know for sure if there is lead contamination flowing ...

If so, action must be taken to alert people of the threat, with the goal to replace the pipes. But the city of Columbia, which operates one of the state’s largest drinking water systems ...

An estimated 30% of pipes delivering water to New York City buildings may have lead – and now there’s a map to help determine if your building is affected. The New York League of Conservation ...