Many towns have switched to ductile iron pipes.

When Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 storm, came ashore on August 29, its 150mph winds tied it for the fifth-strongest hurricane to ever hit the mainland U.S. The storm ravaged a great deal of infrastructure and housing, including Louisiana’s underfunded and neglected network of underground water pipes. According to the Louisiana Department of Health, 191 […]

Lead pipes are a persisting problem in the U.S.