Should I be worried about lead contamination from the plumbing in a newly built home?

Answer: Plumbing in newer homes, especially those constructed after their state adopted the 1986 SDWA lead ban, should have plumbing materials that contain lower levels of lead than homes constructed prior to that date. must ,EPA has provided a table with dates by which each state adopted the 1986 SDWA lead ban as an appendix to our Guidance for Developing and Maintaining a Service Line Inventory, which can be downloaded here: https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/revised-lead-and-copper-rule.

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