It's far easier to make a repair to steel pipe with copper than with galvanized plumbing pipe, because the galvanized calls for cutting threads on exact lengths of pipe. But first, call your local ...

The water department told 10TV that lead levels are 1.3 ppb (parts per billion ... check if their homes are connected to lead or galvanized pipes using this online pipe inventory map.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Folks in cities across North Carolina are getting letters in the mail and those letters are causing a panic. The letters contain verbiage like: "important information about ...

While the existence of galvanized pipes doesn’t necessarily indicate the presence of lead in a household’s water, city staff are urging residents to replace these pipelines. Under the ...

The city investigated 98% of its water lines and found no lead pipes, but some were made of galvanized steel that "may have absorbed lead" and some were designated "unknown," according to the letters.