New Lead-In-Water Standards

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WKYT | Kentucky Local News, Weather, Sports | Lexington, KY

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EPA tightens rules for public water systems over lead

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New federal rules are the strongest overhaul of lead-in-water standards in roughly three decades .

The stricter standard will prevent up to 900,000 infants from having low birth weight and avoid up to 1,500 premature deaths a year from heart disease.

Kentucky American Water estimates less than 2% of its water distribution systems were lead in 2016 .

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