To comply with new federal rules, SAWS is working to determine how many of its hundreds of thousands of service lines — which run from water mains to residences — are made of lead or ...

but instances of lead can occur from water service lines and internal plumbing materials made of lead. A portion of each water service line is owned by the city and is deemed public, and a portion ...

More than 9 million homes nationwide get drinking water from a service line made of lead. Chicago has more than 400,000 of the toxic pipes, by far the most of any U.S. city. Illinois has more than ...

Since the 1970s, U.S. efforts to eradicate childhood lead poisoning have made remarkable progress. But the advances have been uneven. Legacy lead – in paint, plumbing, yards, well-water or even ...