Many households unknowingly shorten their washing machine's lifespan by placing it too close to the wall. Experts recommend keeping at least 4–6 inches of gap behind the machine to avoid vibration ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A broken pipe in northern Okinawa caused a widespread water outage Monday for 17 island municipalities and could lead to disruptions on U.S. military bases. Marine Corps camps ...

METV"> If you're a Des Moines Water Works customer... keep an eye on your mail. Notices about lead service lines are being sent out. Lead exposure can lead to health problems... especially for ...

Abstract: The acoustic vibration method is an effective water pipe leak detection method, but when the detection pipeline is long, the surrounding environment is noisy or the leaks are small, the ...

The Progressive Infrastructure Planning to Ensure Sustainability project—or PIPES—is an initiative led by the city of Tampa to address its aging underground infrastructure. As part of Tampa’s 20-year, ...

FILE - A cut lead pipe is pulled from a dig site for testing at a home in Royal Oak, Mich., on Nov. 16, 2021. Carlos Osorio / AP As part of a citywide effort to identify water service lines that may ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — After two water main breaks a week apart disrupted water service in Waterbury and Meriden, communities across Connecticut are wondering about the state of their own pipes.

More than 11,000 houses in Nassau County and a handful in Suffolk draw their drinking water through old lead service lines, and at least 100,000 more have pipes whose material is unknown but could ...

The Passaic Valley Water Commission was in a race against time when it started design work to replace an aging Paterson water distribution pipe that had been installed near the Passaic River in the ...

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the city’s water supply. The city has the most lead service lines in the ...

CINCINNATI — Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) on Monday removed the first of many lead pipes connected to day care centers in the Cincinnati area. Crews removed lead pipes from God's Little ...

Schenectady General Services Commissioner Paul LaFond discusses the ruptures to a 36-inch water pipe near the city’s water treatment facility in Rotterdam on Monday. Mayor Gary McCarthy looks on.