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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) According to a release from the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, they are now reissuing public notification materials for completed sampling of lead and copper at approximately thirty-five residential homes within their service area that have lead service lines. Five of the thirty-five locations had an exceedance of lead in a 2024 sampling. If you have any questions about lead in your water, call 724-375-5525. That same release provides some steps you can take to reduce lead exposure in your water, and according to it, here they are:

Steps You Can Take to Reduce Your Exposure to Lead in Your Water(1)
1. Run your water to flush out lead. Run water for 60 seconds to flush lead from interior plumbing or until it becomes cold or
reaches a steady temperature before using it for drinking or cooking, if it hasn’t been used for several hours.
2. Use cold water for cooking and preparing baby formula. Do not cook with or drink water from the hot water tap; lead
dissolves more easily into hot water. Do not use water from the hot water tap to make baby formula.
3. Do not boil water to remove lead. Boiling water will not reduce lead.
4. Look for alternative sources or treatment of water. You may want to consider purchasing bottled water or a water filter.
Read the package to be sure the filter is approved to reduce lead or contact NSF International at 800-NSF-8010 or www.nsf.org
for information on performance standards for water filters. Be sure to maintain and replace a filter device in accordance with
the manufacturer’s instructions to protect water quality.
5. Test your water for lead. Call us at 724-375-5525 to find out how to get your water tested for lead.
6. Get your child’s blood tested. Contact your local health department or health care provider to find out how you can get your
child tested for lead, if you are concerned about exposure.
7. Identify and replace plumbing fixtures containing lead. New brass faucets, fittings, and valves, including those advertised as
“lead-free” may contribute lead to drinking water. Until 2014, the law allowed end-use brass fixtures, such as faucets, with up
to 8% lead to be labeled as “lead-free.”