Get the lead out

About three weeks ago, the Town of Saratoga Public Works Department started collecting data to inventory all water service lines in order to meet a requirement by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The EPA is requiring all communities to inventory their water service lines for lead content by October 2024.

“In 1986 Congress Amended the Safe Drinking Water Act, prohibiting the use of pipes, solder or flux that were not “lead free” in public water systems or plumbing in facilities providing water for human consumption,” as stated on epa.gov. “The Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) requires...