Many American cities have been excavating water mains, revealing lead pipes and leaving them there. The work’s disruption of the pipe can also spike lead levels, an investigation by The Associated Press has found.
In my city the water works has a database of houses with lead laterals. I don’t think it’s 100% accurate but it’s pretty close.
Failing that, you can go to your basement and inspect the lateral itself. Lead is not very hard to identify if you can see and touch any part of the service line.
In my city the water works has a database of houses with lead laterals. I don’t think it’s 100% accurate but it’s pretty close.
Failing that, you can go to your basement and inspect the lateral itself. Lead is not very hard to identify if you can see and touch any part of the service line.
https://www.nrdc.org/bio/erik-d-olson/how-can-i-find-out-if-i-have-lead-service-line