But decades after the dangers of lead became clear, other cities have made different decisions and have been leaving lead pipe in the ground. Experts say it has likely happened hundreds of ...

Lincoln, Neb., estimated about 2,200 lead pipes and 3,400 non-lead pipes that have lead connectors after the 2018 law. The utility says it doesn't know where they all are and there could be more.

But decades after the dangers of lead became clear, other cities have made different decisions and have been leaving lead pipe in the ground. Experts say it has likely happened hundreds of ...

Illinois is the second largest state to have the most lead pipes with more than 1 million still in service – Chicago alone has nearly 400,000, according to the EPA survey released in early April.

Most cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years under new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency aimed to prevent like the ones in Flint, Mich. and Washington, D.C.

There may still be lead pipes present in some homes, particularly those built prior to 1986.

Early in his speech he identified lead water pipes as a “clear and present danger” to American public health and announced a 100 per cent replacement of lead water pipes found in 10 million U ...

But the science has been clear for decades: There is no safe level of lead in our drinking water.” The rule is the strongest overhaul of lead-in-water standards in roughly three decades.

One in 10 utilities are aware they have lead pipes, ... "There was a very clear legal assessment done in that DC Water could not use public funds to replace the service line on the private ...

However, this may not mean that homes have lead-free pipes, fittings or fixtures,” Ramsay said. The service line inventory is fully searchable by address on the city’s website.

Lead pipes are more likely found in older cities, like Chicago, New York, Detroit and Milwaukee, and in homes built before 1986, when the use of lead in new plumbing was banned.

If your home was built and/or connected to the city’s water main before 1988, your pipes may contain lead—though that’s not a guarantee, as they may have been replaced since then, or another ...