Water samples within the device glow green when a contaminant is detected. The National Science Foundation is backing a pilot study by Northwestern University to develop and distribute water quality ...

When the 2022 calendar year started, Columbia was under updated water quality parameters relating to testing for lead and copper. The city failed to conduct tests on water for those metals that year.

A report from the city released Monday found the city’s water supply continues to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s copper and lead standards. The test, which took place in September, ...

The Culpeper Department of Environmental Services will test for copper and lead in the drinking water of older homes around town beginning Monday as part of its regular three-year schedule of doing so ...

COLUMBIA — Columbia city staff admitted during a Columbia City Council meeting Monday they did not properly test the city's drinking water for copper or lead all last year. The Missouri Department of ...