Laclede Co. Public Water Supply District #1 is conducting a lead service line inventory which must be reported to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) as required by the EPA.  To complete our inventory, we are required to record the material composition of your service line

In performing the lead service line inventory, we need to know the material composition of both the publicly owned (water system-owned) and privately owned (customer-owned) portions of the service line. We are requesting your help in this identification process. Service lines can be made of many materials, such as plastic, copper, PEX, HDPE, galvanized, lead, etc.

There are several ways you can identify your service line material. If you had your service line installed or replaced and remember when, and what it is made of, you can let us know. The age of your home may indicate if a lead service line is present. The lead ban in Missouri was effective Jan. 1, 1989. The ban prohibited the use of lead in public water supply applications after this date. If your home’s construction was after the lead ban, most likely the service line is not lead. If you don’t know the material composition of your service line, you can perform a visual inspection. The performance of a visual inspection starts where the service line enters your home. This is normally where it enters through the foundation or basement wall of your home.

The lead service line inventory is a huge undertaking for our water system and your help is greatly appreciated. Please complete and submit the survey below by September 13, 2024.