ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Nearly 43,000 Lehigh County Authority customers will receive letters detailing the type of pipe that connects their home or business to the water system — and whether they could be at risk of lead exposure.
The mailing is part of LCA’s annual public outreach campaign, which fulfills federal requirements and helps identify lead service lines in the community.
The effort comes as utilities across the country prepare to comply with a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule requiring the removal of all lead pipes from water systems by 2037.
“Before LCA can remove all lead pipes, we need to work with our customers to build a database of all the lead pipes in the system,” said Liesel Gross, the authority’s CEO. “This annual mailing helps to keep customers informed of our progress on this important project.”…