The US EPA published revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule that are intended to better protect children and communities from lead exposure risks and support efforts to remove lead from drinking water. The revisions require all Public Water Systems to complete an inventory of all service lines connected to their distribution system and develop a Lead Service Line Replacement Plan, if needed. The inventory must include the pipe material and other information for both the system-owned and customer-owned portions of the service line between the water main and a structure.

To complete this project, the Tyngsborough Water District applied for and received Financial Assistance under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). Activities included in the project were:

• review of all existing records that may contain information on the material of each service line
• service line inspections where Water District staff and/or a contractor inspected the service line as it enters a customer’s building in person

The Water District has completed its inventory and based on the records reviewed, water line inspections completed, and the fact that the water system was constructed after the 1986 lead ban, the water service inventory does not include any lead pipes.

The Tyngsborough Water District is committed to providing clean, safe drinking water to all customers and thanks its customers for their assistance in completing this important project. For more information on the service lines within the Tyngsborough Water District water system, please call the District at 978-649-4577.

For more information on lead in drinking water please visit:

MassDEP:
https://www.mass.gov/lead-in-drinking-water

US EPA: https://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead

Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative: https://www.lslr-collaborative.org/