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Town to mail lead and copper inventory letters to water customers under new federal rules
Summary
Utilities staff said the town will mail statutorily required lead and copper inventory letters to customers (three letter templates) this week; the letters include a QR code for customers to report plumbing types as the town builds an inventory to comply with EPA rules.
Town utilities staff told the council the town will mail lead and copper notification letters to all water customers as required under recent federal rule changes. The letters — one of three templates depending on known plumbing materials — will be postmarked and sent this week and will ask customers to complete a short survey (a QR code is included) indicating whether a home has lead plumbing, galvanized pipe or is unknown.
Staff said the effort is part of a permanent, annually updated inventory of customer plumbing materials required by the EPA rule. The immediate objective is information gathering; staff said the town has not yet finalized what corrective actions may be required or how those actions would be funded.
Utilities staff invited customers to complete the survey and explained that the inventory will inform future work on replacing lead fittings or galvanized sections where necessary. Councilmembers asked follow‑up questions about the difference between lead in fittings and galvanized pipe; staff said fittings and goosenecks often use lead solder and that galvanized systems are a separate inventory category.
