Lead and Copper Rule

You’ve probably heard about the health hazards of lead paint in older homes, but did you know that many residential plumbing systems, especially those built before 1988, may contain lead components?

As part of the nationwide effort to remove potentially hazardous building materials from homes, schools and public places, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized a rule requiring water utilities to replace all lead pipes, across the country, within the next decade. As an early benchmark in that process, cities must create and maintain an annual inventory of service line materials on both public and private property.
  
Most lines throughout Alcoa’s service area have been verified to be lead-free. The replacement of lead components on city-side service lines began many years ago, and we are pleased to report that none remain in use today. However, under the new rule from the EPA, the City is now required to verify the materials used on customer-owned service lines, as well.

Source: https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/basic-information-about-lead-drinking-water 

Each service line in the City of Alcoa has two sides that are maintained separately; the system-owned side and the customer-owned side. The City of Alcoa is responsible for maintaining the system-owned service line from the water main to the meter box. The property owner is responsible for maintaining the customer-owned service line from the meter box to the house.  

Source: https://lwwsd.org/projects/lead-service-line-inventory-project/ 

Resources:

Click here to submit the identification of your service line material to the City of Alcoa.

Click here to view a guide on how to identify your service line material.

The City of Alcoa’s drinking water meets all Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for lead under the Lead and Copper Rule. Lead is rarely found in source water. See our Water Quality Report here.

You also can find more information about lead in drinking water by calling EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791. 
 
If you have questions or concerns, please call 865-380-4819 or email publicworks@cityofalcoa-tn.gov