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EPA Considers Lead and Copper Rule Revisions After Pushback

EPA Considers Lead and Copper Rule Revisions After Pushback

Lawsuits and executive orders have made the lead and copper rule revisions uncertain as the Environmental Protection Agency continues to solicit public comment, with the deadline moved to June 17. Additionally, the EPA has proposed to extend the compliance deadline to...

Water Service Line Leaks Waste Water, Imperil Health

Water Service Line Leaks Waste Water, Imperil Health

Our communities have an aging infrastructure problem, and water line leaks waste trillions of gallons of water each year. Research has shown that water service lines made of materials such as lead, copper and galvanized steel will reach the end of their usable...

Water Supply Safety in Focus During Safety Month

Water Supply Safety in Focus During Safety Month

During National Safety Month, you’re focusing on ways to be safe both at home and at work. Since we’re all preoccupied with improving our personal hygiene to fight the global pandemic, and water is such an important component of personal hygiene, have you considered...

Water Water and Sewer Line Emergencies: Debunking the Myths

Water Water and Sewer Line Emergencies: Debunking the Myths

Myths about the cause of service line failures are common. Many people believe that their service lines will never fail in their lifetime. However, reports indicate that the vast majority of the nation’s water pipes were installed after World War II and are in serious...

Water The Hidden Danger of Failing Infrastructure

Water The Hidden Danger of Failing Infrastructure

America's infrastructure - roads, bridges, waterways, and water and wastewater systems - are an integral part of what made our nation great. As recently as 2006, America's infrastructure ranked in the top ten for overall quality. Today, we are ranked 25th, below many...

Lead: America’s Deadly Metal

Lead: America’s Deadly Metal

Beginning in 1986, the use of lead service lines was banned nationwide. In 1991, the Lead and Copper Rule was published and corrosion control programs were implemented. In 2014, the allowable lead content of brass plumbing fixtures was reduced from 8% to 0.25% by...

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Lead Water Service Lines Pose Hidden, Yet Expensive, Danger

When water runs through lead water service lines, it picks up minute particles of lead, carrying them along into homes, where residents drink it, cook with it, and wash their dishes, clothes and themselves in it.   More than 9 million homes are served by lead water...

Dangerous Lead Service Line Removed From Home by Foundation

Gabrielle’s child was sick with lead poisoning because of their home's lead service line. She and her son lived with her father in his Lockport, New York, home. Her father diligently worked two jobs to help his daughter support his grandchild, despite a series of...

Lead Water Line Replacement: New York Homeowner Saves Big

Linda B., a New York homeowner, had been widowed and was looking for assurance that repair costs wouldn't force her from her home. She turned to HomeServe. Linda B. of Lockport, New York, has had a difficult time of late, losing her husband in December and struggling...

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