Town of Lillington Water Service Line Inventory

The Town of Lillington is currently completing its water service line inventory, a requirement of the EPA's Lead and Copper Rule Revision (LCRR). The water service line connects the utility owned water main to your home or building.

 

Lillington owns and maintains the portion of the water service line from the main line to the water meter, while you maintain the portion from the water meter to your home, including your interior plumbing. 

 

The LCRR requires that pipe service line materials must be identified on both the utility owned and privately owned portions of the water service line. 

The Town of Lillington currently has about 1,499 water service connections in its water system. After accounting for the service lines installed after the EPA lead ban in 1987, service lines replaced during water line improvement projects, and after reviewing records on hand, there are approximately 1,091 services where portions of the water service line material has not been documented and is considered "unknown".

 

The town is actively identifying the utility owned portions of unknown water service lines, but we need your help to identify the material on your portion of the water service line so it can be documented  on the required EPA inventory.

Although you have received a notification informing you that your pipe material is currently unknown, please note that no lead water service lines have yet to be recorded or discovered in the Town's water distribution system.

 

Town of Lillington water customers that received a notice that their water service line is of "unknown" service line material, please help complete the inventory. 

Please report your findings regardless of the type of material that is found. Every water service line that is connected to Lillington's water system must have the pipe material identified and documented in a water service line inventory that will be reported to state and federal regulatory agencies. 

 

TO REPORT:

SUBMIT ONLINE FORM- CLICK HERE

CALL 910-893-0318

 

 

WHAT TO DO IF:

 

YOU KNOW YOUR SERVICE LINE MATERIAL

YOU ARE UNSURE OF YOUR SERVICE LINE MATERIAL

If you are unsure of your service line material, the material type can be determined by completing a simple visual inspection with a scratch test and a magnet test. To get those started, you'll need a key or coin and a strong magnet, then follow these steps:

• Find where your water service line enters your home. This is typically a crawl space or utility closet.
• Visually inspect your pipe. Is it plastic or metallic? Plastic pipe may be black, white, or blue in color. If it is plastic, then your inspection is complete. If the pipe is metallic, the next step is to perform a scratch test.

 

HOW TO PERFORM A SCRATCH TEST 

To perform a scratch test, use your key or coin to scratch the surface of the pipe. 

• If you see a brown or gold color then your pipe is copper or brass. 
• If you see silver or no visible scratch, the next step is to perform a magnet test.

 

HOW TO PERFORM A MAGNET TEST

To perform a magnet test, hold a strong magnet against the pipe. 

• If the magnet sticks to the pipe then your pipe is galvanized steel.
• If the magnet does not stick to the pipe, then it is likely lead.

 

 

 

WHAT TO DO IF:

 

YOU DO NOT HAVE A LEAD SERVICE LINE

If you do not have a lead service line, 30 to 45 seconds will clear any lead from household plumbing to the kitchen tap.

 

YOU HAVE AN OLD (CORRODED) GALVANIZED IRON PIPE

If you have old (corroded) galvanized iron pipe in your home, it may take up to five minutes to fully flush the tap. Once you have done this, fill a container with water and store it in the refrigerator for cooking and drinking throughout the day. In old, galvanized-iron plumbing, lead deposits can gather in corroded pipes, increasing the amount of time it takes to significantly reduce lead levels.

 

YOU HAVE A LEAD SERVICE LINE

If you have a lead service line, it could take three to five minutes of running the water to significantly reduce lead levels and it is not possible to clear all the lead from the drinking water using flushing. The length of lead service lines varies considerably. If your home is set back far from the street, a longer flushing time may be needed to lower lead levels.

 

 

 To report the materials of the water service line at your home or building, please CLICK HERE or call 910-893-0318.