PHCP Pros | Lead

WQA Offers Guidance on Reinstating Water Treatment

PMI Requests Jan. 1, 2024, Effective Date for Proposed California Lead Testing Legislation

May 13, 2020

The association says the aggressive product development and production schedule will enable plumbing manufacturers to supply the marketplace with sufficient product quantities and choices while assuring consumer safety and satisfaction.

USDA Amends Rule Making Well Systems with Water Treatment Devices Eligible for Grant Program

April 27, 2020

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Households impacted by contaminated groundwater that desperately require water treatment devices to supply the home with a potable source may now apply for the Household Wells Systems grant, with or without the installation of a new water well system.

Two Big Changes to Lead in Drinking Water

October 24, 2019

Steve Smith

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However, critics think allowable lead levels should be even lower and that the proposal gives utilities more time to replace lead lines.

PMI Supports Proposed Revisions to Lead and Copper Rule

October 11, 2019

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The association states that the proposed rule is "an important step forward," representing the first major overhaul of federal protections for lead in drinking water in two decades.

EPA Proposes Updates to Lead and Copper Rule

October 10, 2019

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The proposal marks the first major overhaul to lead levels in drinking water in more than two decades.

Perdue Researchers Discover New Lead-free Alloy

Purdue Researchers Discover New Lead-free Alloy

April 24, 2019

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Copper-manganese alloys have higher strength and better castability compared to the current lead-free alternatives.

Advocacy Group Gives Pennsylvania 'F' Over Lead in Public School Drinking Water

March 29, 2019

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Pennsylvania showed poor progress, having failed to improve it’s rating since the organization’s initial study in 2017.

Providence Utility Offers Zero Interest Loans to Replace Lead Lines

March 1, 2019

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Providence Water will also ensure that the public side of the lead service line is automatically replaced at no cost whenever a homeowner replaces his/her private side of the lead service line.

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Addressing Lead and Infrastructure Concerns

How proactive PHCPpros have a competitive edge in water treatment

January 5, 2019

Guy Gruett

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The ramifications of the Flint, Michigan, water crisis continues to spread more than two years after the city was thrust into the national spotlight because of lead contamination in its drinking water. What happened in Flint was a tragedy, but it also accelerated a larger trend around municipal water.