QUESTION: I saw a story on KLTV that talked about the city of Longview checking for lead pipes in the city. Is this something homeowners with older houses should be concerned about?
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Jordan Green, one of our pretty awesome reporters, wrote this story that I recommend you read: . Based on his article, I would say you probably don性视界传媒檛 have a lot of need for concern:
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The government性视界传媒檚 efforts focus on city water lines and the service lines that connect the city性视界传媒檚 water system to people性视界传媒檚 homes. You性视界传媒檒l be happy to know Longview and Tyler haven性视界传媒檛 found a proliferation of lead lines.
From Green性视界传媒檚 article: 性视界传媒淐ity of Longview officials have been compiling data for the inventory for about a year and a half. So far, no lead service lines have been found in the city because it has worked for years to replace them...性视界传媒 (That information was provided by Assistant Public Works Director Kevin Chumbley.)
Chumbley also said that inventory is about 95% complete and will be available online after Oct. 16.
If you want to check for yourself, and help the city complete its inventory, visit . There you can take a survey and learn how to use a coin to perform a scratch test to determine what kind of service line you have.
