The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated its Lead and Copper Rule to do more to keep lead out of the water communities drink. Among the new requirements, every water utility in the country must complete an inventory of its service lines.
The City of Fredville remains committed to delivering clean, safe, lead-free drinking water. Building this inventory protects public health and lowers the chance that lead from household plumbing fittings and fixtures makes its way into your tap water.
Water Service Line Inventory
Read about Fredville's service line inventory, who owns each section of a service line, and the city's plan for replacing lead or galvanized pipe.
How Lead Gets into Drinking Water
Find out how lead can reach your tap when plumbing corrodes, what raises or lowers lead levels, and why new pipe should be certified "lead-free."
Steps to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water
See simple ways to cut your exposure: check your plumbing, run the tap to flush your pipes, use cold water for drinking and cooking, clean faucet aerators and install a certified filter.
Health Issues Associated with Lead
Understand the health risks of lead, which are most serious for children and include learning and behavior problems and slowed growth, along with reproductive problems in adults.
Request a Lead Test
Want your tap water checked for lead? Call (555) 010-6968 to set up a test.
For More Information
These federal resources go into more detail:
- The EPA's basic information page on lead in drinking water
- The EPA's Lead and Copper Rule page
- The CDC's lead prevention page on drinking water
Contact Info
Health and Environment
100 Civic Center Drive, 2nd Floor, Fredville, TX 75999
Phone: (555) 010-1261
Fax line: (555) 010-2536
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