The contamination in Flint, Michigan, sparked a national dialogue about the harms of lead pipes and the country’s aging water infrastructure.

Flint, Michigan, is still working on replacing all of its lead pipes. The effort was supposed to be finished years ago, but ...

Despite the high number of lead lines, Detroit has been able to meet federal standards by treating its water with phosphates, which controls pipe corrosion, Lattimore said.

Lead pipe rules face debate ... They say corrosion controls that have limited lead exposure can and do fail, pointing to human and systemic errors that prompted the water crisis in Flint, ...

The town is warning residents on Greenville’s public water system to hold off on drinking water and get their supply tested after elevated levels of lead have been found in Greenville Water Department ...

One of the first lead pipes that was removed from Veronica Kelly's home shows the extent of the corrosion the harder Flint River water has had on Feb. 22, 2016 at her home on the city's north side.

More than 100,000 people were exposed to elevated lead levels a decade ago in Flint, Mich., when the city switched the source of its water supply and didn't use proper corrosion controls.

The mapping tool is part of a government effort to replace all lead pipes in the state by 2033. ... Public water systems are required to take steps to control potential corrosion.

Only about 400 homes have so far been verified to have lead pipes in OCWA’s service area, Brown said. But about 70,000 pipes are unverified or have unknown materials, he said.

The water company started its lead program in 2016, and more than 5,000 pipes have already been replaced. The new requirement to update customers comes from the EPA.

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their list but ...