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(EPA) limits of 0.015 milligrams of lead per liter of water.
The testing process requires that the houses are not identified to the public. However, Mayor Eugene Leggett said that one of the two houses had failed the test two years ago.
Lead can leach into the water as lead materials within the plumbing system become corroded. This includes brass faucets, lead-based solder used to join copper pipes or pipes containing lead connecting to the main water line.
In 1986, Congress banned the use of lead solder with 0.2 percent lead and other plumbing materials greater than 8.0 percent lead.
Houses within the Town of Washington that have old plumbing systems may still have lead elements in their plumbing systems. The town has no authority to force residents to change their plumbing, however, if the town’s water system fails a test it must look at ways to reduce lead content.
Town Mayor Eugene Leggett sent a letter October 3rd to notify water customers of the situation. “It would appear that the problem is limited to two households and (lead is) not present elsewhere in the system,” Leggett wrote. The letter also included
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