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West Linn water staff say EPA rule requires letters to 4,000 customers with unknown service‑line material
Summary
City staff told the council that, under EPA/OHA lead and copper rules, the city must notify about 4,000 customers whose service‑line materials remain unknown; staff said notification does not mean lead was found and explained outreach and the plan to field‑verify remaining lines over time.
City water operations staff told the West Linn City Council on Nov. 12 that federal and state lead‑and‑copper rules require the city to notify customers when the material of their water service line is unknown.
Water Operations Supervisor Matt Katz said the city has about 9,600 service lines. Using building dates, billing records and GIS data, staff removed roughly 5,000 lines from the “unknown” list, field‑verified about 500 more, and now…
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