Q: What is the water system doing about lead in drinking water?

In accordance with the Lead and Copper Rule, your water system tests water collected from a number of households in your community for levels of lead and copper.  Depending upon the number of...

In accordance with the Lead and Copper Rule, your water system tests water collected from a number of households in your community for levels of lead and copper.  Depending upon the number of people served by your water system and the levels of lead and copper found in sampling, your water system may also install corrosion control treatment. Corrosion control treatment means systems must make drinking water less corrosive to the materials it comes into contact with on its way to consumer’s taps.  (Systems serving more than 50,000 people are required to perform corrosion control treatment regardless of their lead and copper monitoring results.)  Public education for lead is also triggered when lead samples exceed the lead action level of 15 µg/l. If corrosion control treatment is not effective in reducing lead levels, your water system may replace lead service lines that connect some households in your community to water mains.