CITY OF BRENHAM WATER DEPT. TO BEGIN WATER SERVICE LINE INVENTORY
City of Brenham Water Department crews will begin inspecting and identifying water service lines around the city.
The project is part of the Lead and Copper Rule, enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1991. In January 2023, the rule was adjusted under the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions, requiring all water systems in the nation to conduct a service line inventory to either identify the presence of or verify the absence of lead in the system.
Crews will be working near water meters, cleaning out the meter boxes to uncover both the city- and customer-owned lines. In some cases, a small 1-foot diameter hole may be made just outside of the meter box on both the city and residential side.
Citizens who would like to help in identifying their own service line can fill out a short survey online at www.cityofbrenham.org.
Anyone with additional questions can contact City of Brenham Public Utilities at 979-337-7400.
Is there anything else that the city should have done 32 years ago that the city has not started yet?
Re read the story. A revision of the act in Jan 2023 is why this is being done