Medford, Ore. — The Medford Water Commission has released another round of test results from homes connected to lead pigtails. One of the results showing lead levels nearly 200 times the EPA action level. The latest results are from homes on ...
Medford, Ore. — Lead pipes have been found at 1 in 4 locations where crews have potholed. The Medford Water Commission has checked 2,700 meter boxes in West Medford, and potholed at 40 locations, 10 of those had lead pigtails connecting ...
Medford, Ore. — The Medford Water Commission uncovers another handful of lead pipes in West Medford. On Wednesday, crews potholed and found two lead pigtails at homes on Laurel Street, another on King Street, and a fourth on West 11th. “We’ll ...
Medford, Ore. — Lead levels in a Medford home were nearly 30 times the EPA standard, and some affected residents say the results are disappointing and they wish they had known sooner. NBC5 broke the story about the knowledge of lead ...
UPDATE: Water samples taken from a home on Oakdale Avenue where a lead pigtail was found last month show lead levels that exceed the EPA’s action level of 15 ppb (parts per billion). The results were given to the affected ...
Medford, Ore. — Another lead pipe is located and replaced in Medford. The latest pigtail was found on Elm Street. It’s the second that has been replaced since crews began checking meter boxes one week ago. Based on the Medford Water ...
Medford, Ore. — The Medford Water Commission removed the first lead pigtail pipe discovered at Oakdale Drive in Medford Friday morning. The pipe was installed in 1909. Crews have located more than a dozen homes in Medford that are fed ...
Medford, Ore. — Medford Water Commission crews began digging Wednesday in search of lead pigtail pipes. It’s the first time the commission has started looking specifically for the problem pipe, and it happened only after NBC5 News brought the issue ...
Medford, Ore. — Medford Water Commission crews will begin canvassing meter boxes in older Medford neighborhoods next week in search of lead pigtail pipes. You heard it here first, when NBC5 News launched an investigation after learning a lead pigtail ...