Lead pipes have been banned for fifty years. Although no new lead pipes have been installed, they still exist and are a safety hazard for our drinking water. Water lines are the responsibility of the water company in the street and the homeowner inside the house. The first step in getting rid of the lead pipes is determining which houses still have them. A second hurdle is the cost to replace the piping to the homeowner.

Key Takeaways:

• One problem with lead pipes is that water companies do not know how many of them are underground.
• Supply side lead pipes and those inside the home are the homeowner’s responsibility, and many homeowners cannot afford to replace them.
• The EU is expected to tighten the standards for water quality, which will affect the UK despite Brexit.

“Lead pipes represent a proven risk to water quality and people’s health – but 50 years after they were banned for new use, hundreds of thousands of pipes are still in place.”

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