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Partial lead pipe replacements are a common practice among utilities but can actually spike lead levels in individual homes, according to the EPA and other environmental groups.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a new rule to require water systems to replace millions of lead pipes within 10 years, but in New Hampshire, many communities are ahead of the game.
Officials from Concord will be testing, scraping and examining connections in the basements of some 1,500 private city homes and businesses this summer as they try to find any remaining lead pipes in the water distribution system.“I don’t think there...
Life during COVID: Toss, wipe, water A sanitation worker from Cassella carries purple bags into the truck on Liberty Street in Concord on Tuesday, January 26, 2020. GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff A load of trash and recycling on Rumford Street in Concord on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff A load of trash and recycling on Rumford Street in Concord on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff A sanitation worker from Casella tosses purple bags of trash into a truck on Liberty Street in Concord on Tuesday. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff A sanitation work...