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For the last few years, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality has been working with schools to help them identify and respond to sources of lead in their drinking water.

Inspections will begin in Kea‘au, followed by Kurtistown, Mountain View, Pāhoa, Nānāwale Estates and Kalapana.

The inventory to determine the location of lead pipes is required by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Recent study finds that close to 70 percent of children under six in Chicago are exposed to lead in their tap water. Studies conducted on blood lead levels and children have demonstrated there is no level of lead, a known neurotoxin, that can be deemed safe.

Fort Myers will implement a three-step strategy to move toward compliance with the EPA’s proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements.

Inspections will occur from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays, excluding holidays, and will start in Pāpaʻikou, followed by Pepe‘ekeo, Honomū, Hakalau and Ninole.

After discovering lead contamination in multiple service lines in Flint, Michigan, the Environmental Protection Agency required all cities to test their water.

The Windy City has the most lead pipes of any U.S. city. A study estimates that more than two-thirds of children there are exposed to lead in their home tap water.

The Windy City has the most lead pipes of any U.S. city. A study estimates that more than two-thirds of children there are exposed to lead in their home tap water.

"So every time we do a street project and if we find a lead gooseneck we replace the line into the home," said city manager Kim Awrey.