The house-side shutoff valve—usually a ball valve—may be located where the pipe first enters the house or farther down the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Metro Water Services was working in the Bordeaux neighborhood Thursday to track down lead pipes in Nashville. Lead could damage the brain, kidneys or red blood cells if ...

Water utilities have never been required to thoroughly inventory lead pipes except in a crisis. Health experts warn problems with these “underground poisonous straws” can arise out of the blue. It ...

Proper maintenance of underground infrastructure is crucial for a city’s sustainable development. However, with ...