Thousands of homes in Massachusetts still have lead water pipes, and many residents donât know
By David Abel Globe Staff,Updated April 29, 2021, 6:27 p.m.
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For much of the past three years, they lived in fear of their water.
After buying a home in Chelsea, Nathan Seavey and his wife learned their water pipes were lined with lead, and replacing them would cost thousands of dollars. Even though they had a newborn, they resigned themselves to live with it, filtering whatever they drank and relying on the cityâs assurances that their water was safe.
âMy wife was terrified, and there were a lot of tears,â said Seavey, 39, whose wife recently gave birth to another son. âWe had no idea when we bought, and it was really disappointing and frustrating to learn that there are still so many lead pipes.â