Your Drinking Water Service Line 

 Notification of Lead, Galvanized Requiring Replacement or Lead Status Unknown Service Line

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Steps You Can Take to Reduce Your Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water

• Use your filter properly. Using a filter can reduce lead in drinking water. If you use a filter, it should be certified to remove lead. Read any directions provided with the filter to learn how to properly install, maintain, and use your cartridge and when to replace it. Using the cartridge after it has expired can make it less effective at removing lead. Do not run hot water through the filter. For more information on facts and advice on home water filtration systems, visit EPA’s website at https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/home-drinking-water-filtration-fact-sheet and EPA’s Consumer Tool for Identifying Drinking Water Filters Certified to Reduce Lead.

• Clean your aerator. Regularly remove and clean your faucet’s screen (also known as an aerator). Sediment, debris, and lead particles can collect in your aerator. If lead particles are caught in the aerator, lead can get into your water.

• Use cold water. Do not use hot water from the tap for drinking, cooking, or making baby formula as lead dissolves more easily into hot water. Boiling water does not remove lead from water. 

• Run your water. The more time water has been sitting in your home’s pipes, the more lead it may contain. Before drinking, flush your home’s pipes by running the tap, taking a shower, doing laundry, or doing a load of dishes. The amount of time to run the water will depend on whether your home has a lead service line or not, as well as the length and diameter of the service line and the amount of plumbing in your home. Residents may contact us at 315-388-4498 villclerk@waddingtonvillage.com for recommendations about flushing times in their community.

• Learn what your service line material is. Contact us at 315-388-4498 villclerk@waddingtonnewyork.com or a licensed plumber to determine if the pipe that connects your home to the water main (called a service line) is made from lead, galvanized, or other materials.

• To find out about what we are doing to replace lead service lines, please visit www.waddingtonnewyork.com/serviceline or contact us at 315-388-4498.

• Protect Your Tap: A quick check for lead is EPA’s on-line step-by-step guide to learn how to find lead pipes in your home.

• Learn about construction in your neighborhood. Contact us at 315-388-4498 or villclerk@waddingtonvillage.com to find out about any construction or maintenance work that could disturb your service line. Construction may cause more lead to be released from a lead service line if present.

• Have your water tested. Contact us at 315-388-4498 villclerk@waddingtonvillage.com to have your water tested and to learn more about the lead levels in your drinking water.

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Get Your Child Tested to Determine Lead Levels in their Blood

A family doctor or pediatrician can perform a blood test for lead and provide information about the health effects of lead. State, city, or county departments of health can also provide information about how you can have your child's blood tested for lead. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends public health actions when the level of lead in a child’s blood is 3.5 micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL) or more. For more information and links to CDC’s website, please visit https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/basic-information-about-lead-drinking-water.

Opportunities to Replace Your Lead Service Line

We are required to replace the portion of a lead service line we own when property owners notify us that they are replacing their portion of the lead service line.

Please contact us at 315-388-4498 or villclerk@waddingtonvillage.com before replacing your lead service line.

We are also responsible for maintaining an inventory of all service lines, so keep us updated if your service line changes. 

If you have any questions about your service line, call us at 315-388-4498 villclerk@waddingtonvillage.com  visit our website at www.waddingtonnewyork.com/serviceline For more information on lead in drinking water, contact your local health department at St. Lawrence County 315-386-1040

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Your Service Line Information