Testing for "Lead and Copper" content in our water has also been conducted since 1992. Why? Although our water source is clear and clean. it has naturally corrosive nature. Thus water commonly referred to as 'soft' water, will leach or draw lead and copper from pipes and plumbing making it unsafe for consumption. To make sure the lead and copper amounts are kept at harmless levels, our water is continually treated to reduce it's corrosion content. The testing is necessary to monitor our results and tell us the type and amount of treatment needed.
To carry out these tests, a group of homes built before 1983 and served by Community Water System were selected. These homes had to have copper pipes soldered with lead-base solder. All of our test homes selected are now registered with the health department and are a part of our on-going test program. To meet the requirements of the Lead & Copper Program, water from each of these homes had to be examined every year for a period of three years. For at least three consecutive sampling periods, Community Water System has met the health departments requirements for allowable levels of lead and copper. As a result, we are now on a reduced monitoring period, or testing every three years. The latest lead and copper tests were performed in June 2002 and the results were well within the allowable limits.
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