Tucson Water working to keep you safe from lead poisoning

Tucson News Now
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It was devastating for Flint, MI - lead in the water nearly seven times greater than the EPA limit in 2015. Years later here at home, Tucson Water has been working to prevent that from happening to customers in their service area.

“The safest approach is to eliminate the lead from the distribution system,” Tucson Water’s Fernando Molina said.

In 2017 Tucson Water started its “Get the Lead Out” program, aimed at preventing lead exposure by removing lead service lines in the service area. The plan was to remove those service lines by the end of 2018.

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