Entries Tagged Lead

If there is one lesson to be learned from the Flint crisis, it is this: Our communities will be safer in the...

It’s a tough question.Replace all the lead pipe in your drinking water system, including home service laterals, or add corrosion-control chemicals at...

According to Fitch Ratings, legal action taken against municipalites in regards to lead contamination will have long-lasting impact for everyone in the water...

My older brother brings an insulated jug of water along when we go fishing. On it he has written “BWIFI” in bold...

By addressing the “rotten egg” smell near its minor league baseball stadium, Sioux City, Iowa, hopes to put to rest the city’s...

Work on replacing high-risk lead service lines in Flint, Michigan, is underway as state and city leaders collaboratively focus on removing pipes...

Editor's note: This article first appeared on the Madison Water Utility blog in response to recent news events in Flint, Michigan.You can’t see it....

Columbia County (Georgia) Water Utility sent over 4,000 gallons of potable water to neighboring communities, including United States Army base Fort Gordon outside...

As a water crisis continues in Flint, Michigan, city officials are now worried a financial crisis will soon follow. Because of the...

Nov. 29, 2011: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder appoints Michael Brown the first emergency manager of four to help deal with a declared...

Editor's note: This blog ran on our sister publication, Treatment Plant Operator (www.TPOmag.com). We invite our readers to share their perspectives on...

President Obama has declared the water-contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan, a federal emergency. The designation lets the city accept $5 million in...

On Jan. 16, President Barack Obama issued an emergency declaration that makes available federal aid for the drinking water crisis in Flint,...

A water crisis in Flint, Michigan, hit an alarming level this week as Mayor Karen W. Weaver declared a state of emergency,...