Homeowners sue California’s Fresno, saying lead in water supply

(Reuters) - Five homeowners filed a lawsuit against Fresno, California on Friday, accusing the city of letting dangerous levels of lead and other toxins into the water supply and failing to alert the public of the potential danger, local media reported. Karen and Michael Micheli, Faith and David Nitschke and Jeanette Grider filed a lawsuit against Fresno, its department of public utilities and two contractors in the Fresno County Superior Court on Friday, the Fresno Bee reported. The homeowners say thousands of residents are potentially facing diminished property values along with costs associated with contaminated water and diagnostic testing for health issues caused by lead exposure, according to the lawsuit posted online by the newspaper.