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BWL "Lethal Ladies" win championship

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For the third year in a row, the Lansing Board of Water and Light's "Lethal Ladies Tapping Team" walked away with a National Women's Championship.

Today the group had to demonstrate how they tap for water and simulate the installation of a new house water service. 

The process includes the installation of a copper line as well as on and off water valves. 

One team member told us anyone can do this, if they put their minds to it. "It's a great way for women to see that other women can be in a men's world. I don't work in the water distribution, I'm a chemist, but I can learn how to do it," said Kelly Gleason, Chemist for the Lansing Board of Water and Light. 

The Lethal Ladies beat our 10 other teams, their winning time was 2 minutes and 42 seconds. This years competition was held in Chicago, but it takes place in different cities each year around the country.