Ohio House Rep. Dontavius Jarrells know first hand the importance of removing lead pipes from Ohio's public drinking water systems — he suffered from lead poisoning as a child. While holding a lead ...

The Erie Water Works’ ongoing $65 million, multi-year plan to update aging infrastructure and ensure water quality has received a $10 million boost from state government. State Reps. Bob Merski, D-2nd ...

If noise, heavy equipment and slicing holes into the street helps protect public health, Rebekah Weaver is more than willing to endure some inconvenience. Weaver, 29, lives in the 1000 block of West ...

FLINT, Mich. — 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 probably assigned to ...

More than a decade after lead was found in the city's drinking water, and eight years after a court ordered the city to replace its pipes, that project is complete, local agencies announced Tuesday.

Erie Water Works received a $9.6 million grant and a $400,000 loan from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority for a lead pipe replacement project. The project aims to replace nearly ...

Erie Water Works is in the process of a $72 million project to replace nearly 7,400 lead service lines. The project aims to protect public health by removing deteriorating pipes that could contaminate ...

FILE - A copper water supply line, left, is shown connected to a water main after being installed for lead pipe, right, in Flint, Mich., Friday, July 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) FLINT, Mich ...