Editor's note: This article first appeared on the Madison Water Utility blog in repsonse to recent news events in Flint, Michigan.You can’t see it. You can’t taste it. But the impact of lead in drinking water can be devastating.“Lead is a hidden contaminant,” says Madison (Wisconsin) Water Utility water-quality manager Joe Grande. “There’s a growing concern in the water industry … that we’ve been talking about lead for two decades now, and little has happened from a lot of people’s perspective.”The problem of lead in drinking water stretches back more than a century, when America’s cities were booming and utilities were busily
Trend Setter: How Madison Eliminated Its Lead Problem
The first of its kind in the nation, Madison's Lead Service Replacement Program has perhaps paved the way for other cities.
Jan 28, 2016
| by Amy Barrilleaux, Madison Water Utility |
