The older the pipes are, the more potential there is for leaking. In the early 1960s, the housing industry decided to change the water lines from the old galvanized steel pipes to copper.

There’s nothing directly wrong with pipes made of steel that has been galvanized, meaning it has been given a zinc coating, aside from maintenance due to rust. The indirect problem is that ...

Galvanized pipes, which were used for decades, are made of steel with a coating of zinc, inside and out, to keep the steel from rusting. But over the decades, minerals in water gradually eat away ...

NEWTON — An ordinance requiring local property owners to replace lead and galvanized-steel water pipes will go to a public hearing on June 24, the town council decided this week. Ordinance 2024 ...