Despite Flint, many water systems not open about lead pipes

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Despite increased awareness around lead drinking water pipes following the Flint water crisis, most of the county’s 100 largest water systems have failed to publicize the location of their lead service lines. Michigan now requires that water systems disclose information about lead service lines. Read the full story by the Great Lakes Echo.

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Most lead pipes are the branch lines that come from the main and enter your home.  In many municipalities, from the curb shut off valve to the meter is the owners responsibility.  You can tell by looking at the pipe coming into your home.  Scratch it slightly  with a knife, if its soft and silvery its lead.  It will likely have a larger roundish ball of solder where the pipe transitions to copper or galvanized steel.  Treat the shavings as a chemical that is known to cause cancer in California.