Hector Martinez, a contractor working for District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, bends an older lead water service pipe after removal form a residential home and replaces it with a new copper water pipe, Friday, July 17, 2026 in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
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