As the century drew to end, it reached consensus. As a chemist testifying at the meeting of the American Water Works ...

A soft pipe, particularly if the scratched area appears silver and shiny, indicates lead. Another sign of lead is a curved pipe with a bulb near the shutoff valve, like a snake that has swallowed ...

It's a perplexing problem this year: their drinking water has lead in it, but their main water pipes were installed long after lead pipes were banned.

About 30% of the city’s drinking water pipes are lead or possibly lead. Here's info on pipe replacements and interim measures ...

The city of Syracuse, which uses a different water system, is also conducting an inventory of pipe materials. Water in some Syracuse homes tested with high levels of lead earlier this year.

The city of Grand Junction has spent one million dollars to comply with lead pipe rules and meet the survey’s deadline.

Although lead pipes were banned decades ago, millions of homes still contain them. In fact, lead from water service lines remains one of the leading causes of childhood lead poisoning. Lead is a ...