What are municipal authorities doing to solve the problem of lead in tap water?
The city of Montréal and the other cities concerned 6 are committed to eliminating all lead service connections on the island of Montréal over the next 20 years. They are also encouraging homeowners to replace the private sections that link their homes to the water main. If we want to permanently solve the problem of lead levels in tap water exceeding the standard, we must replace all lead pipes (public sections, between street and service valve, and private sections, between service valve and home). The city of Montréal will keep residents informed about issues related to connections to the municipal aqueduct system and about prevention methods to use to reduce to a minimum children’s exposure to lead. Residents can call the city of Montréal ‘s WATER INFO LINE at 514-868-4483 or visit the city’s Web site at (http://www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/drinkingwater).
