Unfortunately a LOT of water distribution in the US is done in lead pips, That’s the whole damn flint water crisis. They don’t replace them because left undisturbed they’re not shedding at a dangerous rate, but once you fuck around with flow and pressure, it gets bad real quick.
Indeed, but if it makes you feel better, our last visible crisis ended 10 years ago. incidentally, they still have lead pipes going to hundreds of houses there…
spitfire@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Who do you mean by „we”?
rumba@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Unfortunately a LOT of water distribution in the US is done in lead pips, That’s the whole damn flint water crisis. They don’t replace them because left undisturbed they’re not shedding at a dangerous rate, but once you fuck around with flow and pressure, it gets bad real quick.
ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Or changing the chemical package you add to the water to, for example, prevent scaling in pipes.
spitfire@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Oof, I should have guessed it’s US&A.
rumba@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Indeed, but if it makes you feel better, our last visible crisis ended 10 years ago. incidentally, they still have lead pipes going to hundreds of houses there…
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
No, Germans. ->: verbraucherzentrale.de/…/bleileitungen-verboten-l…
And in “We” I meant the world population having old stock of lead in ground that are generally safe if handled properly.