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26% of the piping in the US is judged to be - at best - in 'fair' condition.
Clark RM, Rizzo GS, Belknap JA, Cochranes C. 1999. Water quality and the replacement and repair of drinking water infrastructure: the Washington, DC case study. J Water SRT – Aqua 48(3):106-114.At the current rate of replacement of public pipes, pipes are replaced only once every 200 years.
Clark RM, Rizzo GS, Belknap JA, Cochranes C. 1999. Water quality and the replacement and repair of drinking water infrastructure: the Washington, DC case study. J Water SRT – Aqua 48(3):106-114.Drinking water systems lose 6-25% of their finished water through leaks and breaks. Leaks and breaks can be a source of water contamination.
Levin RB, Epstein PR, Ford TE, Harrington W, Olson E, Reichard EG. 2002. US Drinking water challenges in the twenty-first century. Environmental Health Perspectives 110(S 1):43-52.