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WATCH: Update on water main repair at 12:30

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon will be joined by officials from the county water authority (OCWA) to provide an ...
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Plastic pipes are polluting drinking water systems after wildfires – it's a risk in urban fires, too

When wildfires swept through the hills near Santa Cruz, California, in 2020, they released toxic chemicals into the water supplies of at least two communities. One sample found benzene, a carcinogen, ...
Purdue University

Materials emitted by a water pipe-repair method may pose health risks, new safeguards and research needed

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — New research is calling for immediate safeguards and the study of a widely used method for repairing sewer-, storm-water and drinking-water pipes to understand the potential ...
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Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic − as some cities are doing − carries hidden costs

Flint, Michigan, made headlines in 2015 when tests revealed dangerously high lead levels in its drinking water. The city had switched its water supply to the Flint River a year earlier, and corrosive ...
Grist

As states replace lead pipes, plastic alternatives could bring new risks

Across the country, states and cities are replacing lead pipes to address concerns over lead-contaminated drinking water, an urgent health threat. But environmental advocates are concerned that a ...

How to fix frozen water pipes and how to deal with burst ones

If you do have a burst pipe, you can turn the stop tap clockwise to stop the water. If you have home insurance, check with your policy to see if it covers leaks and bursts. Otherwise, have to hand the ...