The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulations of lead in drinking water is an evolving process. The EPA recently revised the 1991 Lead and Copper Rule with the Lead and Copper Rule Revision (LCRR). As part of the revision, FPB is currently conducting a water service line inventory which involves an inventory of both the customer owned service line and the utility owned side of the service line. The inventory must be completed by October 2024.

FPB will be conducting the survey on our facilities and is asking our customers for help on their side of the meter, in an effort to keep everyone’s water rates affordable. Please conduct the survey and help keep water rates low for everyone! As this inventory work progresses and provides valuable information, FPB will formulate a cost effective plan for complying with the EPA’s LCRR and will work with each affected customer on an individual basis to ensure safeguards are in place to protect their health.

FPB is working every day to promote the health of our customers and minimize exposure to lead in drinking water. Our employees daily monitor and analyze water quality not only at the treatment plant, but also throughout the distribution system. Although lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust are the most common source of lead exposure in children, exposure from drinking water is also something to be knowledgeable and aware of. Lead in drinking water can come from the customer owned service lines, plumbing, faucets, and lead solder used in some homes. However, it can also come from utility owned lead service lines, of which, FPB does not have a robust history of utilizing, nor do we think we have many remaining.

For more information on sources of lead exposure, please visit the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/prevention/sources.htm