Environment
New EPA rule requires replacement of lead drinking-water pipes within 10 years
The Environmental Protection Agency will require all water utilities to replace most of the lead drinking-water pipes in the country within the next 10 years, according to a new rule announced today by the federal regulator.
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As concerns over lead in school drinking water grow, state and federal lawmakers propose bills to require testing
School districts across the North Fork have not been testing their tap water, but are considering doing so in light of recent revelations about lead contamination from interior supply lines and plumbing fixtures.
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Lead contamination at other schools a ‘wake-up call’: Lawmakers consider testing water at local schools
Schools — including Riverhead's— built before 1986, when the federal government banned lead-based water pipes, are at risk for lead contamination of drinking water.
