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Entries Tagged Lead

Lead Pipe Replacement: Overcoming Challenges in Aging Water Systems

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Michigan Adopts Strongest State Laws to Get the Lead Out of Schools’ Water

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AWWA Updates Standard for Underground PEX Water Service Lines

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Water Leaders Gather at White House to Create Lead Pipe Replacement Partnership

Researchers Find Lead Exposure Linked to IQ Loss

Researchers Find Lead Exposure Linked to IQ Loss

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Free Lead and Copper Rule Revisions Planning Assistance Available for Utilities

120Water's planning sessions aim to help utilities comply with the new Lead and Copper Rule and tap Infrastructure Bill Funding
​President Biden Introduces Major Water Infrastructure Investment Plan

​President Biden Introduces Major Water Infrastructure Investment Plan

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Louisville Goes Lead-Free

Water utility completes 50-year effort to replace 500 miles of lead water service lines.
New Criteria In Drinking Water Standard Tightens Lead Leaching Allowance For Plumbing Products

New Criteria In Drinking Water Standard Tightens Lead Leaching Allowance For Plumbing Products

Joint committee governing NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 lowers maximum allowable limits of leached lead from plumbing endpoint devices
News Briefs: L.A. Mayor Threatens Utility Shutoffs for Those Holding House Parties

News Briefs: L.A. Mayor Threatens Utility Shutoffs for Those Holding House Parties

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the EPA announces its final rule to reduce lead in plumbing materials used by public water systems
AWWA Testifies Before U.S. House On Improvements to Lead and Copper Rule

AWWA Testifies Before U.S. House On Improvements to Lead and Copper Rule

News Briefs: ​Bill Tampering for Bribes Earns Utility Worker Five Years in Prison

News Briefs: ​Bill Tampering for Bribes Earns Utility Worker Five Years in Prison

In this week's sewer and water news, a man from Toms River, New Jersey, is sentenced to five years in prison for lowering customers' water bills in exchange for bribes
News Briefs: Newark Officials Say Lead Filters Are 97% Effective

News Briefs: Newark Officials Say Lead Filters Are 97% Effective

In this week's sewer and water news, city and state officials in Newark, New Jersey, report that the most recent tests show the thousands of lead filters distributed earlier this year are functioning as intended
News Briefs: Tampa Officials Consider Indirect Potable Reuse Project

News Briefs: Tampa Officials Consider Indirect Potable Reuse Project

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Conference is scheduled for April 2020