Columbus accelerates the replacement of lead water pipes, targeting 50,000 by 2037, to tackle potential risks from aging infrastructure.

When there are lead pipes upstream of a galvanized pipe, water can carry lead into the galvanized pipe, where the coating then acts like a magnet.

Leonard Kowalski took 2 On Your Side through a home in Amherst and offered tips for locating and testing the material of your water service line.

Pipes made from lead are more likely to be found in older cities and homes built before 1986. In SWLA, no water systems identified any of their pipes as lead, but around 25% of water systems still ...

City of Wichita sent letters to homes & businesses with lead, galvanized or unknown service lines over EPA rules. See how to test your water.

385 galvanized "requiring replacement" service lines 335,694 service lines with unknown material 119,964 non-lead service lines Meaning, that most of the region’s service lines still need to be ...

Check your mail. A million letters went out in recent days, warning of lead in pipes. Before you panic, here’s what it means and what to do about it.

City notices that went out as part of new EPA lead and copper rules warned 33,000 water customers that their private water service lines could be lead.

The letter does not mean you have lead in your water. It is part of a requirement to find out what kind of pipes you have in your home.

Anchorage utility officials are asking thousands of residents to check pipes connecting them to the city’s water supply for possible lead fittings. Sandy Baker, a spokeswoman for the Anchorage ...

Galvanized steel can be a dull gray or rusted and copper pipes are usually brown, but can oxidize to appear more green, like a penny. Customers can try applying a magnet to their pipe.

Some residents of the Lehigh Valley recently received potentially startling letters from their water providers — that the pipes that bring water into their home contain lead or may contain lead.