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St. C. officials credit infrastructure upgrades for significant drop in water line breaks

St. Clairsville road crews have spent the last two years replacing 40% of the city’s water lines. Because of that, city officials say they are confident they wi ...
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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 ...
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Debate flares over how quickly to replace many lead service lines

With the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest — and strictest — plan to minimize the risk of Americans drinking lead-contaminated water on the horizon, the debate over whether the agency’s ...