Lead Pipes

There are more than 745,000 lead pipe lines in the state of Ohio.

The state has the third-highest number of the lines in the nation. One Ohio city shows a pathway to removing them.

Yes, according to a cost-benefit analysis from Scioto Analysis. It found replacing lead lines would ultimately save the state up to $185 billion dollars over the next 15 years.

There are more than 745,000 lead pipe lines in the state of Ohio.

Ohio ranks second in the country for the number of lead service lines that need to be replaced. Cincinnati has nearly 40,000 private lead lines at risk of contaminating drinking water.

The Ohio EPA is expecting maps of the lead pipes in the state’s local water systems by Thursday as part of an overhaul of how Ohio deals with lead in…

Ohio's Environmental Protection Agency says about half of the state's public drinking water systems are in danger of missing a deadline requiring them to…