Albion Officials Announce Hydroexcavation Project | WFIW - WFIW
Albion Officials Announce Hydroexcavation Project | WFIW
Officials in the city of Albion say that they have hired Marshall Electric to use hydro excavation on all of our water meters. Officials say they are checking to determine is your water line is a lead line.
Albion City officials attempted to ask city water customers to fill out a survey asking about the composition of your house’s waterlines. City officials say they didn’t get enough of a response for the EPA and now are having to dig and find out they hydro excavation.
Health officials say that drinking water that contains lead from water pipes can have really severe health consequences, especially on children.
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