Denver water replaces about 100 miles of old pipe that has lead in the connection. At that rate, it will take them 200 years more to complete the work. In the meantime, they PH the water to about 8 to reduce the probability of lead leaching into the water. This is just political theater because EVERYONE is working on this issue and has been for numerous years. It's not going to be resolved overnight. This information is not publicly promoted because most people will freak out, they have no idea the scope of work. Building codes have also changed because you can have all new main lines and still have old faucets that have lead in them. Relax, nobody is trying to poison your water, it's going to take a long time to resolve
Denver water replaces about 100 miles of old pipe that has lead in the connection. At that rate, it will take them 200 years more to complete the work. In the meantime, they PH the water to about 8 to reduce the probability of lead leaching into the water. This is just political theater because EVERYONE is working on this issue and has been for numerous years. It's not going to be resolved overnight. This information is not publicly promoted because most people will freak out, they have no idea the scope of work. Building codes have also changed because you can have all new main lines and still have old faucets that have lead in them. Relax, nobody is trying to poison your water, it's going to take a long time to resolve