Fixing our nation's aging water infrastructure will take effort from the private and public sectors as well as collaborative technology that helps designers and contractors tackle the challenges deferred maintenance causes.
State reached agreement to pay homeowners and businesses for lead-tainted water but its lawsuits against consultants that advised the city will continue.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $1.9 million to a team of universities, led by Marc Edwards of Virginia Tech, to detect and control lead in drinking water.