No! In South Bend, a majority of the customer owned pipes and service lines are made of lead. Fortunately, the harder water in this area creates a calcium carbonate coating in the service lines. This buildup, known as scaling, is essentially a barrier preventing lead from leaching into the water. Also, the South Bend Water Works is in complete compliance with the strict regulations of the EPA's mandated lead and copper rule. Our water has been given the highest quality lead and copper rating.

Lead rarely occurs naturally in water. Lead may not be in your drinking water, but if it is, it typically enters your water after it leaves your local treatment plant or well. Lead is dissolved in water by corrosion of lead pipe or lead soldered pipe joints commonly found in the water distribution system. Even if your home contains lead or lead soldered plumbing, you are not necessarily at risk.

There is no lead in our water when it leaves the plant. And while we meet the federal lead standards, a small percentage of the homes in our system may have lead levels that exceed the level considered safe for small children. Since we first tested for lead in the early 1990s, we have continually adjusted our treatment at the plant in an effort to lower the number of homes exceeding the lead standard. The results have been excellent.

If you supply water to others, for example by renting out holiday accommodation or using water for food production, you have a duty of care towards the people who consume the water. If you think your water may be unsafe, you may have to advise that they boil all water for drinking and food production, or suggest the use of bottled water.

Testing of drinking water supplies is available from many sources. If your water comes from a public water supply and you are experiencing a water quality problem, contact the water utility for assistance. Some utilities will offer testing for common problem contaminants, such as bacteria or lead. Local public health departments are also another source for information about drinking water, especially for consumers who have their own private well.

Disinfection is recommended for all water supplies that are not protected by a municipal water source (ex. A private well). Unfortunately, due to the uncertainties that exist with our current water supplies, we can no longer rely on the fact that our water supplies 'may be safe'. By providing your own disinfection, you are taking the responsibility of ensuring the safety of your water supply for you and your family.

Since the 1930s, hundreds of scientific studies have conclusively shown that fluoridation produces measurable benefits.

Most lead in drinking water supplies leaches from the plumbing in our homes, including lead service lines, lead-based solder (used to join copper plumbing), and faucets. To reduce your exposure to lead, make sure to flush your pipes for several seconds before using the water for drinking or cooking.

Since June,1986 the SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT required the use of lead-free pipe, solder and flux in the installation or repair of plumbing systems connected to public water systems. Prior to that time, most solder contained about 50% lead. The law gave states until 1988 to enforce the new limitations. However, there is evidence that some plumbers continued to use lead solder for some time.

The best way to find out whether your water has lead in it, is to have it tested. Please call the Water Company for a list of approved laboratories in the area that you can call to have your water tested for led.

The type of disinfection used, and the levels of residual disinfection products in your drinking water, is information that you can obtain from your water business.

Our municipalities work very hard to provide safe, disinfected water for their customers. This is quite evident when you consider the difficulties involved in providing safe drinking water through a vast distribution network. If you use water that comes from a municipal water supply and wish to provide your family with an added "peace of mind", then we believe a UV system acts as an inexpensive insurance policy against the possibility of drinking bacteriologically contaminated water.

It can be bought from the City, piped in from rivers or lakes, brought in by truck or new water wells can be drilled to support the natural gas drilling operations.

Possibly. However, only around 10% of the UK population’s water supply – mainly the Midlands and the North East. The exact amount depends on which area you live in. Your dentist or health authority should be able to tell you whether your water supply is fluoridated.

Depending on the availability of raw materials and components, it takes about 2 weeks from our receipt of customer's confirmed purchase order for the goods to be ready for shipment.

The United States EPA sets the standards for what is considered a safe exposure to lead in drinking water. Federal law requires municipal water utilities to monitor tap water lead levels in a percentage of the households they served. Corrosion control treatment must be installed if more than 10% of these households have had levels greater than the action level of 15 parts per billion. Utilities are required to replace lead service lines within the next 15 years if a problem persists.

It is very difficult to poison a city water supply or reservoir. In the unlikely event that this happened, you would be instructed by health authorities to boil your water, use bottled water, or take other appropriate steps.

Arsenic is a naturally occurring metal found in rocks and soil. It can be released into the environment through geological events, such as volcanic activity and erosion. Some industrial processes, such as mining, smelting and the production of paints, metals, soaps, dyes, drugs, semi-conductors and wood preservatives may also release arsenic into the environment.