A Community of Interest is a group of people in the same geographically definable area who share common social and economic interests. Some examples of Communities of Interest are: Senior citizens Families with children attending the same schools People who live downtown or in a neighborhood Dog park community Residents who share a common language … Continued
While the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions primarily focus on residences, schools, and daycare centers, commercial businesses and business centers with service lines less than two inches are also included in the service line inventory.
Several factors can be considered to determine whether your plumbing contains lead. Because it is colorless and tasteless, lead is not readily apparent in water. In 1986, the use of plumbing materials and fixtures with lead was banned in California. Therefore, homes built after 1986 do not have lead service lines due to changes in … Continued
Lead is not naturally occurring in the City of Sonoma’s source water, from Sonoma County Water Agency, and does not come from the city’s water distribution system piping. However, in some older homes, lead may be present in the pipe connecting the home to the water system – known as a service line – or … Continued
There will be no further correspondence sent to properties that have service lines identified as non-lead.
Historically, no lead piping has been found by city employees throughout the course of installation, replacement, inspections and upgrades to the city’s water system.
When the City of Sonoma performed site inspections, we found that your water service from the meter to your home to be galvanized iron. Galvanized iron is a material that has the potential to absorb lead over time. We currently do not have any city-owned lead water services within the City of Sonoma. Records show … Continued
The City of Sonoma is gathering information about service line material while installing new water meters as part of the in-progress Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project. A map showing up-to-date identification of all water services is located on the Lead Service Line Inventory webpage. In addition to field inspections, data from existing records, utility maps, … Continued
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The water service line inventory is part of a national effort to ensure public water systems are reducing lead exposure to their customers. The U.S. EPA requires all large public water purveyors to complete a Lead Service Line Inventory (LSL Inventory). The objective of the LSL Inventory is to determine if there are any lead … Continued
