LAFAYETTE, LA– Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) has completed a detailed inventory of its water service lines and reports that its distribution system contains no lead services lines, no galvanized ...

A landmark federal commitment to fund the elimination of a toxic national legacy—lead drinking water pipes—promises to improve the public health outlook for millions of people across the U.S. But it ...

The EPA has issued a sweeping new set of regulations that in most cases will require lead pipes that deliver drinking water to be taken out of service in the next 10 years. While there is still a ...

There’s growing concern that the impending intrusion of salt water in the region’s drinking water systems could trigger a spike in lead contamination, especially in New Orleans where lead pipes are ...

This report evaluates approaches for risk characterization and recent data, and it identifies a variety of strategies that could be considered to reduce the risks posed by water-quality deteriorating ...