Just submitted reports to the federal government last month. WAS THE DEADLINE FOR ALL WATER UTILITIES TO SUBMIT THEIR FIRST INVENTORIES, AND 11 NEWS INVESTIGATES LEARNED THAT BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY HAS APPROXIMATELY. 335,000 WATER PIPES MADE OF UNKNOWN MATERIALS THAT YET TO BE CHECKED FOR LEAD. ALSO LAST MONTH, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCED A NEW REQUIREMENT THAT GIVES WATER UTILITIES IN THE COUNTRY TEN YEARS TO FIND AND REPLACE EVERY SINGLE SUPPLY PIPE, WHICH MEANS WATER UTILITIES HAVE A LOT OF WORK. THE EPA STATES THAT NO AMOUNT OF LEAD IN DRINKING WATER IS SAFE. 11 NEWS INVESTIGATORS WENT WITH BALTIMORE COUNTY DPW AS THEY KNOCKED ON DOORS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND HELPED RESIDENTS CHECK THEIR PIPES. Here is the project manager overseeing the work and explaining how residents can check their pipes for lead. Essentially, we lightly scratched the surface of the water supply line where it enters the house. WE NOTE ITS COLOR AND THEN LOOK IF A MAGNET IS STICKED TO IT. THEN WE WILL TAKE PHOTOS AND SEND THEM THROUGH THE SURVEY SO WE CAN SUBMIT IT TO MDE. AND YOU WILL FIND THE LINK TO THE BALTIMORE SERVICE LINE PARTNERSHIP WEBSITE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ADDRESS AND HOW TO TEST YOUR PIPES ON THE WBA NOW
Baltimore Region Public Works Department officials submit reports to the federal government about lead water pipes
The new EPA rule issued in October requires all lead pipes to be replaced within 10 years
Updated: November 28, 2024, 7:14 p.m. EST
Baltimore Region Public Works Department officials just submitted reports to the federal government about potential lead in water pipes. Public works officials in Baltimore City and Baltimore County have asked property owners in both jurisdictions to help check their pipes for lead. Last month was the statewide deadline for all water utilities to submit their initial inventories. There are approximately 335,000 water pipes made of unknown materials that need to be checked for lead in Baltimore City and Baltimore County, 11 News Investigates has learned. Also last month, President Joe Biden announced a new federal regulation requiring all lead pipes to be replaced within 10 years. That means water utilities have a lot of work to do. The Environmental Protection Agency says no amount of lead in drinking water is safe. The Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation knocked on doors to help residents check their pipes, and 11 News Investigates was on the scene. “Basically, we lightly scratch the surface of We note the color of the water connection and then see if a magnet sticks to it. “Then we take photos and send it to the survey so we can send it to the Maryland Department of the Environment),” said Mary Finnerty, the project manager overseeing the work for the Baltimore County DPWT, the Baltimore Service Line Partnership website provides Information about addresses that still need to be tested for lead and explains how the pipes are tested.
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Baltimore Region Public Works Department officials just submitted reports to the federal government about potential lead in water pipes.
Public works officials in Baltimore City and Baltimore County have asked property owners in both jurisdictions to help check their pipes for lead.
Last month was the statewide deadline for all water utilities to submit their initial inventories. There are approximately 335,000 water pipes made of unknown materials that need to be tested for lead in Baltimore City and Baltimore County, 11 News Investigates has learned.
Also last month, President Joe Biden announced a new federal rule requiring all lead pipes to be replaced within 10 years.
This means that water suppliers have a lot of work to do. The Environmental Protection Agency states that no amount of lead in drinking water is safe.
The Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation knocked on doors to help residents check their pipes, and 11 News Investigates was on the scene.
“Basically, we lightly scratch the surface of the water supply line where it enters the house. We note its color and then see if a magnet sticks to it. Then we'll take photos and submit them for study with that.” “We can submit it to the Maryland Department of the Environment,” said Mary Finnerty, the project manager overseeing the work for the Baltimore County DPWT.
The Baltimore Service Line Partnership website provides information on addresses that have yet to be tested for lead and explains how to test the pipes.
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