Water Service Line Inventory
The Federal Government, through its Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is requiring all drinking water systems to inventory their water service line material to understand where lead pipes exist in the system. A water service line is the pipe that connects the water main to a building's internal plumbing.
While lead is cheap to produce/mine and was used in many products including paint, gasoline, and pipes for many years, it has now been proven harmful to humans, especially children. Lead can permanently affect the brain, bones, kidneys, and heart. Lead poisoning impacts on children include lower IQs, learning disabilities, attention deficit and hyperactivity and other behavioral issues, impaired hearing, anemia, and decreased growth.
The EPA has determined that no amount of lead in water is safe.
Please help us comply with EPA requirements by reporting your water service line material.
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Identify Your Water Service Line Material
There are several ways to submit your water service line information to us. Please have your phone or camera handy to take a picture of the service line. The whole form should take about 10 minutes to complete.
- Click "Take the Survey" to enter your information online.
- Fill out the form that was included in your water bill (Download a copy here)
- Pick up a copy of the form at Borough Hall, 53 West South Street, or the Stuart Community Center, 415 Franklin Street, and fill it out.
- If you would prefer to have someone from the Borough assist you with identifying the material, please call 717-240-1238.