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...
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...
It isn’t a matter of if water service lines will fail, it is a matter of when – and that “when” will be sooner than many think, as research has shown that older lines, made of materials such as lead, copper and galvanized steel, have reached the end of their usable...
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...
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...
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...
Panel discussion from the NLC Summit Nov 2019
The Business Development Team discusses the benefits of ServLine.
As a municipal official, you want to know that your residents’ tap water is safe to drink, but there may be things lurking in the water supply of which you are unaware. Groundwater supplies may be contaminated with arsenic, chemicals and pathogens discharged from...
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...
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...
Water utilities, harried by aging infrastructure and a historic lack of federal infrastructure investment, may see climate change – and the needed infrastructure hardening for water resiliency – as “tomorrow’s crisis,” or something that can be addressed once what to...
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $15 billion for lead pipe replacements, $3 billion of which will be distributed to states, Tribes, and Territories in 2022, with a priority on underserved communities. This panel discussion with industry and municipal leaders...
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