On December 16, 2021, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) in the Federal Register to protect public health. The City of Edgerton is compliant with the original Lead and Copper Rule and will continue to provide high quality drinking water for our residents.

The EPA is requiring all water systems nationwide to inventory water service lines on both the public and private sections of the line. Every public water system must be able to identify the primary material of each line, specifically if it is lead, galvanized, non-lead (copper or PVC), or unknown. To fulfill these new federal requirements, the City is asking residents to complete an in-home service line inspection. Please fill out the in-home inspection survey to identify the service line material inside your home. This simple survey should only take a few minutes.

Please review the frequently asked questions listed below. Please contact Holly Robertson, P.E., Capital Improvement Plan Project Manager, at 913-893-6231 or for more information.

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FAQ's

Water service line materials may be determined by a number of factors, including:

The year your home was built
The year your home or property first got water service
The year your home was renovated, or a new home was built on the property

The installation of lead service lines was prohibited in 1986 and became effective in 1988. If your home was built after 1988 with a new water connection, you should not have a lead service line. Copper service lines became popular in the 1960s so many homes built before 1988 do not have lead service lines.

An infographic showing the water system from the meter to a residence. The City of Edgerton owns the pipes from the meter to the street. The customer owns the lines from the meter to the home.

A service line for a home usually enters a home in the basement or crawl space, and is commonly located just prior to the shut off valve.

The publicly owned section of your line connects the main to your home's water meter, typically found in your front yard. The private section of the water service line joins the water meter to your home.

The City is required to inventory the material used on BOTH sides of the water meter.

The City is required to make the service line inventory information publicly accessible. Once the inventory is completed, all water systems will be required to provide a description of how they will continue to update their service line inventory, including replacement of any lead pipes or lead soldering to remove potential lead contamination from the drinking water system. Details about how replacement will be completed is still under review by the EPA.

Lead Service Line Inventory

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