Get the lead out of Malden

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Get Lead Service Lines OUT OF MALDEN!

Currenly- at least 25% of the service lines that deliver water into homes are made out of lead- a dangerous neurotoxin. Currently, property owners are expected to pay to replace half of the line. This leaves behind many of our neighbors. No one should be priced out of safe drinking water. You can help make the change!

When old lead pipes age, lead particles break off the inside of the pipe and travel with the water, out of the tap, and into our bodies. There is no safe amount of lead in drinking water. Lead accumulates in the body over time (in bones and teeth), even small amounts can create serious health impacts. In fact, some of the health effects from chronic lead exposure are more subtle but have very serious consequences especially for people of color. For young people this includes attention difficulties, behavior changes, lowered IQ, and overall slowed development.

These are only a few of the health impacts associated with lead exposure, which is why scientists and medical professionals say that there is no safe amount of lead when it comes to its presence in our water and in our blood streams.

Right now, not everyone can afford to replace their lead service line- which leaves low income communities and renters especially vulnerable to the effects of lead.

A growing number of cities are working to address this issue by covering the entire cost of lead service line replacement. With your help, we can make Malden one of these cities!

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Subject: Concerned about lead service lines in Malden

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I am writing to you today out of great concern about the lead service line issue in Malden. According to your website approximately 3,000 pipes, 25% of all pipes delivering water to properties, are made out of lead. Lead is a dangerous neurotoxin that accumulates in the body over time (in bones and teeth) and causes permanent damage to the cardiovascular and nervous system. Even small amounts can lead to serious, lifelong health effects such as attention difficulties, behavior changes, lowered IQ, and overall slowed development. It is especially dangerous for children who show symptoms of lead poisoning even at very low exposure levels. This is why the EPA and CDC says there is NO safe level of lead in water or in the bloodstream!

In adults, lead exposure leads to higher incidences of heart disease, increases in aggression, and infertility in both men and women. These are only a few of the health impacts associated with lead exposure, which is why scientists and medical professionals say that there is no safe amount of lead when it comes to its presence in our water and in our blood streams. But many Malden residents are being exposed to lead in our drinking water daily- and residents who do not have the money to replace the private side of the lead service line are being left to an uncertain future.

I am writing to you today to urge you to do three things as city councillor:

1. Commit to immediately stopping all partial replacements- where only half of the lead service line is replaced. The American Water Works Association strongly discourages partial replacements. In addition to temporarily increasing the amount of lead in drinking water, it does not reduce lead in drinking water in the long run. This is a waste of city resources that has no positive impact on the health of our community.

2. Work to establish a complete, accurate, and publicly available service line inventory for both the public and private side of water service lines in Malden.

3. Allocate additional money to the city budget specified to only fund private side replacements for those who lack the resources to finance replacement by themselves- no one should be priced out of safe drinking water!

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