Asbestos Composite Drinking Water, Sewer Pipes Still Found in Northwest Arkansas

Mineral asbestos, a hazardous material, was commonly used in the mid-20th century for commercial and industrial purposes, including to manufacture concrete amalgam municipal and domestic drinking water and wastewater pipes. In many older towns and cities, remnant sections of deteriorating asbestos-cement pipelines remain in place and Fayetteville is no exception.