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WISCONSIN — Much of Wisconsin’s drinking water still flows through lead service lines. More than 150,000 lead pipes provide Wisconsinites with their water. They affect at least 92 communities across ...

Few states have as many miles of lead pipes for water service as Pennsylvania. But cleaning up the problem isn’t so simple, even with more federal funding. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia alone report ...

Belgium-based plastic piping systems manufacturer and distributor Aliaxis SA agreed to acquire the manufacturing assets of Johnson Controls CPVC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Anytime the temperatures drop below freezing, our pipes are at risk of bursting in winter. The odds of having plumbing issues, without proper heating and insulation, increase significantly when the ...

Syracuse, NY – Syracuse fell far short of its promise to remove 3,000 dangerous lead water pipes this year. Instead, it replaced only 700 of the lines that bring drinking water into homes. That ...

If you've noticed moisture forming on your cold water pipes, you might assume that there's a leak. Before you call a plumber, though, take a deep breath. The true culprit could be something much more ...

For years, Chicago has been struggling to replace its lead pipes. The city has more than 412,000 confirmed and suspected lead service lines — the most of any city in the country — but it doesn’t ...

As Gina Ramirez buckled her 11-year-old son into her car for their drive to school, she handed him a plastic water bottle. “I would love to be able to have him put a cup under the tap if he was ...

Service lines are the underground pipes that connect the city’s water main to your home’s internal plumbing. When these and other plumbing materials contain lead, tiny pieces of the toxic metal can ...

The city estimates that about 412,000 out of roughly 491,000 water service lines require replacement because they are known or suspected to contain lead. That’s the most of any city in the country.