Find out if you have a Lead Service Line!

MALDEN: Clean Water Fund and the City of Malden are teaming up to help Malden residents find out if they have a lead service line. A service line is a pipe that brings water from the street into the home. Some service lines are made of lead and, as the pipe ages, lead could get into the drinking water. The City of Malden is working to identify lead service lines and plan for their replacement.

Clean Water Fund and the City of Malden consultants will be knocking on doors the week of August 12th-August 16th to provide education about lead in drinking water and to set up appointments to check the service line. This free service line check will only take 5 minutes!

Currently, over a third of Malden’s service lines, over 2,500 lines, are made of lead. Approximately 1,400 service lines have unknown materials. Identifying and removing lead service lines is the best way to eliminate lead in drinking water.

Lead is harmful to health, particularly to the nervous system, brain, and kidneys. While lead is dangerous to people at any age, pregnant women and children younger than 6 years old are particularly vulnerable. Look for Clean Water the week of August 12th and check the service line!

If you don’t see them, contact the City of Malden Engineering Department at (781) 397-7040 or the City of Malden consultant at (973) 525-9094 to schedule an appointment.

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