Bay windows can be a great addition to your home, and you can even DIY the curtain rod. Here's everything you need to know to ...

"This material may be lead or galvanized pipe that was previously connected to lead." The letters said that the city's delivery of water to customers "consistently meets" all of the Environmental ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Folks in cities across North Carolina are getting letters in the mail and those letters are causing a panic. The letters contain verbiage like: "important information about ...

The city is more so trying to figure out what type of pipes you have and will either have you marked lead, galvanized, or unknown. For those with lead or galvanized, there’s nothing that you ...

A magnet will stick to galvanized pipes but not lead ... during a November 2024 survey to find possible lead water-intake fittings. (From AWWU) Although the Lead and Copper Rule took effect ...

A report last year from Beyond Plastics cited research that found up to 50 chemicals were released into the water by PVC pipes and other plastic fittings. Do chemicals seep out of PVC pipes?

Lead can enter drinking water when in contact with pipes, solder, home/building interior plumbing, fittings and fixtures that contain lead. Homes with lead service lines have an increased risk of ...

Lead found in tap water usually comes from the corrosion or deterioration of lead service lines, galvanized steel pipes, the solder that connects pipes to one another or brass fittings and fixtures.

If the parish discovers the pipe is made of lead or galvanized steel that contains lead solder, it plans to replace it immediately, at no cost to the customer, said Sidney Bazely, the parish's ...

An estimated 30% of pipes delivering water to New York City buildings may have lead – and now there’s a map to help determine if your building is affected. The New York League of Conservation ...