NOTICE OF UNKNOWN SERVICE LINE COMPOSITION

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. Why you got the letter? The NJDEP and USEPA require an inventory of all service line materials for all water systems which we have been working to identify and update since at least 2021.
2. Starting November 15, 2024, the USEPA now requires that water systems must notify people if the full extent of the service line has not been completely identified yet (both privately owned and publicly owned portions as shown on the diagram in the letter you received).
3. Since the materials are unknown, the letter provides the USEPA required ‘Health Effects of Lead’ and ‘Steps You Can Take to Reduce Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water.’
4. We are continuing to work on updating our inventory and to meet the NJ requirement of replacement of all lead and galvanized service lines by 2031. We are working on a customer survey form on our website so that customers can help us with updating our inventory.
5. We routinely test for lead and copper in our system as required by the NJDEP and USEPA and have meet the Safe Drinking Water Standards.

Here is a link to the NJDEP webpage regarding these letters:
https://dep.nj.gov/lead/notices/
https://dep.nj.gov/lead/identification/

Attached is a list from the NJDEP website for Certified Lead labs and a sample letter that went out of the residents.

• Service Line Letter
• NJDEP Certified Lead Labs