A major effort is now underway in the City of Richardson as the material used for water service lines at thousands of homes are being identified – specifically those homes built before 1966 when materials like lead and galvanized steel were still commonly used and largely unregulated.
Compass Metering Service is a third-party contractor hired by the city to do the identifying. Crews will be targeting about 11,000 properties where records don’t show what kind of pipes were installed.
Crews, wearing bright yellow vests with name badges and Compass logos on vehicles, will be working in the same area together. They are looking for one of three materials in pipes: non-lead, lead and galvanized steel.
The work won’t require crews to go inside homes and is meant to be a proactive approach to meeting federal standards and giving people peace of mind.
“This is all part of EPA’s lead and copper rule, in this case the lead and copper rule revisions and lead and copper improvements. So, it’s just part of the compliance effort to make sure that we’re making sure that our residents are informed about the types of materials that the water is running through,” said Brad Bernhard, Assistant Director of Public Services.
The work starts on Monday, June 2.
Visit www.cor.net/ServiceLine for weekly updates on the project.
