Lead Articles

Also in this week's sewer and water news, two sewer workers were found dead after entering a manhole to perform dye testing in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Sharing this video released by AWWA is a great way to educate your customers about lead contamination

Also in this week's sewer and water news, an infestation of zebra mussels in a raw water pipe is causing foul-smelling water in Austin, Texas

In this week’s news briefs, a National Science Foundation study looks further at how evapotranspiration plays into the water use picture in California, and Pennsylvania American Water takes steps to eliminate lead service lines for its customers

The Green Bay Water Utility has made a concerted effort to identify all the lead in its system, and provide waterline replacements at no cost to homeowners

Very little lead, galvanized materials found in downtown systems.

In this week’s news briefs, the St. Louis County water utility suspends $20 million worth of water main replacements and Milwaukee receives state funding to start replacing lead service lines.

Class-action lawsuit claims the city intentionally covered up lead levels by failing to warn residents.

In this week’s news briefs, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder vows to drink Flint water for at least a month, Boston expands its lead service line replacement program, and two water projects in Southern California earn international acclaim.

In this week’s news, Flint residents get the OK to drink filtered tap water, Dothan adds workers for a sewer inspection project, and New York City postpones work on its new $6 billion water tunnel.

In this week’s news briefs, a service call ends in tragedy, an Iowa city passes a grease trap inspection fee, and Idaho regulators ask water utilities to double-check water systems statewide.

A national water-quality crisis — such as the recent events in Flint, Michigan — can spark questions from customers and the media. Here’s how several utilities are proactively handling the topic of lead contamination.

In this week’s news briefs, a community rallies in support of a utility supervisor who was killed on the job, a water district dedicates new wells at a former sanitarium, and Massachusetts approves $100M in interest-free loans to replace aging waterlines.