GREENSBORO, N.C. — Folks in cities across North Carolina are getting letters in the mail and those letters are causing a panic. The letters contain verbiage like: "important information about ...
At least 40,000 lead and galvanized metal pipes in Erie and Niagara counties will need to be removed and replaced by 2037 under new federal drinking water rules that took effect in November.
"This material may be lead or galvanized pipe that was previously connected to lead." The letters said that the city's delivery of water to customers "consistently meets" all of the Environmental ...
They are on the lookout for lead or galvanized pipes, which can be lined with the lead, and for pipes made from unknown material. After the inventory, cities and states had a month to send letters ...
The city is more so trying to figure out what type of pipes you have and will either have you marked lead, galvanized, or unknown. For those with lead or galvanized, there’s nothing that you ...
There are still just over 26,000 lines that need to be examined. The City of Lawton is also testing for galvanized pipes. Though galvanized pipes themselves are not dangerous, they are porous ...
It’s all a part of a national effort to identify and replace lead and galvanized pipes from our water systems. Which could be a massive undertaking, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA ...
McGowen said. Des Moines Water Works is offering free testing on homes built before 1940 with confirmed lead or galvanized lead. McGowen said he and his neighbors are looking into how much the repairs ...