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OCWA Launches Door Tagging Campaign to Identify Lead Water Lines in Central New York Homes

Sam Sgroi uses a screwdriver to scrape the lead pipe Oct. 19, 2023.
Theo Stewart II
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WAER News
Sam Sgroi uses a screwdriver to scrape the lead pipe Oct. 19, 2023.

Central New York’s water authority (known as OCWA) is in the middle of a door tagging campaign in an effort to identify whether water lines inside homes and buildings are made of lead.

Customers with a tag on their door will need to contact OCWA employees on-line or in person. Employees will have identification and will drive company vehicles.

Bob Beck, a veteran media professional, currently serves as a part-time editor/host at WAER Public Radio and an adjunct professor at Syracuse University. Beck retired as News Director at Wyoming Public Radio in 2022 after 34 years. During his time, Beck won 5 regional Edward R. Murrow awards and 5 Public Media Journalists Association awards for reporting. He also won 11 PMJA awards for the news and public affairs program Open Spaces. He was awarded the Wyoming School Bell award for education reporting and was part of two Emmy Award winning television productions. You can find him on X under the name @butterbob.