Water firms are so behind on renovations that dangerous lead pipes won’t be eradicated for more than 1, 000 years, a watchdog has warned. There are around 5.7 million lead-lined pipes, which pose a risk to drinking water supplies, in England. The use of lead pipes to carry drinking water was banned in 1969 over dangers to health, particularly to childhood development and kidney, heart and circulatory functions. Advertisement But water companies have been slow to replace older pipes in their netw
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2024-10-20 00:00:00.0