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Latest News
(These bullets are latest developments
and also headlines that link to online periodicals)
July 1
WASA agrees to expedited lead pipe replacement program
May 7
Lab Mishandled Lead Tests
May 4
Senate
Seeks Tougher Water Rules
April 30
Retesting Finds Lead Levels High At D.C. Schools, Closing Down 43
Sinks
April 16
WASA to Begin Priority Lead Plan
April 14
Gripes Pouring In on Water-Lead Tests
April 13
EPA Rules Cited in Lead Flap
April 8
Senator Seeks Reform of Drinking Water Act
April 7
D.C. Lead Woes Prompt Scrutiny of Federal Rules, Senate Bill
March 30 The Mayor's
Suspicions (Washington Post Editorial)
March 29
D.C. Knew of Lead Problems in 2002
March 28
EPA Asks for States' Plans On Lead
March 27
Lead Issue Surfaced 5 Years Ago
March 26
D.C. Health Director Ousted Over Lead Issue
Faulting
EPA, D.C. Seeks $26 Million from the Feds
March 25
Lead in Soil, Dust of Children Testing with Excessive Lead Levels:
Others Still Unknown
March 23
Lead-laden water target for lawsuits
March 23
Water filter distribution expected by April 10th.
March 22
D.C. to
Ask Feds to Help Pay for the Lead Mess
March 21
Lead
Corrosion Inhibitor Coming to Upper NW Homes' Water First
March 20
DC to Examine Service Lines Lines Listed as Copper, Brass May Be
Lead
March 19
2 Area School Districts Restrict Water Use while D.C. fountains
stay open
Tests Show High Lead Levels in D.C. Children
WASA Reports on Plans for Water Lead
March 18
D.C.
Struggles with Distribution of Water Filters
March 17
Williams Tells WASA to Mail Filters to Lead Service Line Homes
Lead Risk Worst for Fetuses
March 16
Lead Issue Was Debated For Months: EPA was aware of the
problem
March 15
Fund Would Help Replace Lead Pipes
March 14
Arlington Water Tests Flawed:
WASA Backpedaling Prompts Confusion
March 13
3% of D.C. Children Tested Have High Lead Levels Medical Officials
Call
for
Broader Screening
March 12 Lead
in Water Problems Not Confined to Lead Pipes, 51 Homes with
Copper\Tested Positive;
Report Says EPA Water Purity Data Flawed
March 11
D.C. Expands Lead Tests
March 10
Four More Children Found with Elevated Lead Levels
WASA agrees to interim plan for lead
March 9 Water
Tactics Go Over Like Lead Balloon
Flushing Pipes 10 minutes cleanses lead, WASA affirms
D.C.
Schools Retested, Expanded Testing of Child-Serving Facilities
March 8
Officials Withheld Facts on Lead Lawsuit Says Targeting WASA DC
Govt
Water Filters Are on the Way
D.C. Officials Propose Water Consumer Oversight Board
March 6
Letter to Editor: WIC and tax rebates to Support water
alternatives for
D.C. kids (by Melody Webb)
D.C. Handling of Lead Issue Blasted on The Hill
Manager's Firing Defended by WASA
March 5
A
Conversation with Pediatrician Lynn Goldberg, Johns Hopkins
University
D.C. Lead Tests Cast Doubts on EPA Standards
March 4
Arlington
Steps Up Water Testing
The Long Search for the Cause of A Baby's Elevated Lead Levels
March 3
Arlington's Lead Finding Shed Light on D.C. Contamination:
Corrosive
Chemicals in Water Could Cause Lead Leaching From Fixtures, Plumbing
Replacement of Lead Lines Begins For Some Homes
March 2
5 of 169 D.C. Residents Tested 2/28 By City Show Elevated Lead
Levels
February 29
Agencies Brushed Off Lead Warnings; EPA Should Have Anticipated
February 28
Lead Fears Prompt DC to Expand Response
Editorial - DC Needs Answers
February 27
D.C. Water Advisory Vexes Parents
Agencies Finishing Warnings on Lead
February 26
D.C. Advises Pregnant Women, Children Under 6 in lead-serviced
households to refrain from drinking tap water which is unfiltered.
See advisory
Poisoned water threat called environmental racism.
February 25
High Lead Levels Found in Water At 9 D.C.
Schools See list of
schools!
D.C. to Issue Health Advisory to Stop Drinking Unfiltered Tap Water
February 24
Estimates Say It Could Cost D.C. $350 million to address lead
problem
February 22
New Pipes, Higher Lead Levels
February 20
An Immeasurable Threat: High Lead Levels Hurt Developing
Children
Lead Statistics on Children, Homes Affected
February 19
D.C.
Homes Urged to Flush Taps Longer;
WASA: Use
Before Drinking
February 15
WASA is unclear on location of lead lines.
February 14
Water
samples collected at schools
February 13
WASA
website shows scheduled lead line replacement and
provides lead service
maps.
February 11
WASA avoided replacing lead service lines.
WASA
Cover-up: the fix is in, editorial, D.C. Watch, Dorothy Brizill
February 10
WASA
to spend money to expedite line replacement,
to
test D.C. public schools
Lead and Contamination in Water Frustrates Students
D.C. Council WASA Oversight Hearings;
12:30 - 6 pm;
DC Council Chambers,
To testify,
contact Mr. Jim Slattery at
724-8105 or by e-mail
February 9,
EXPERTS to Study Rise in DC Lead Levels
February
8
Waiting for a Verdict on An Underground Threat
Water Filtration
Business Benefiting From Lead Contamination Threat
Experts Seek Answers on Tainted D.C. Water
A Sudden Rush of Interest in Water Filters
February 5
Callers Inundate Water Hotline
D.C. Catholic
Schools To Test for Lead Contamination
EPA Says
WASA Reacted Properly to Elevated Lead in Some D.C. Water
D.C. to Create WASA Task Force
February 4
Water Agency Fired Manager Who Warned of D.C. Lead
February 3
Q & A Lead Contamination In the Water Supply
February 3
Davis Assails Water Agency On Lead Risk
February 1
Council Furious With Water Agency
Delayed Report of High Lead Levels
Prompts Calls for Review
January 31
Water in D.C. Exceeds EPA Lead Limit In Random Tests of
4,000 Homes
January 31
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