EATON LEAD PIPES 

IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, ONE LOCAL COMMUNITY IS WORKING WITH THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO GET THE LEAD OUT. 
THE CITY OF EATON, WEST OF DAYTON, HAS LAUNCHED A DOOR-TO-DOOR CAMPAIGN TO DUE HOME WATER LINE INSPECTIONS. IT'S CALLED THE "GET THE LEAD OUT" INITIATIVE AND IT'S A JOINT VENTURE WITH THE US E-P-A. A LESS THAN FIVE MINUTE INSPECTION INVOLVES CHECKING THE WATER LINE WHERE IT ENTERS THE HOME TO IDENTIFY PIPE MATERIALS. OF SPECIFIC CONCERN ARE LEAD PIPES AND HOMES BUILT BEFORE 1986. EATON OFFICIALS SAY THERE IS NO DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION CONCERN BUT THE GOAL IS TO UPGRADE THOSE LINES TO MEET NEW FEDERAL STANDARDS. 10 OTHER OHIO CITIES ARE DOING THE SAME THING.