Report Lead Water Pipes, Livingston Tells Homeowners (Here's How)

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston township officials are asking local homeowners to report any lead and galvanized water pipes as the state marches forward with a landmark replacement law.

Passed in 2021, New Jersey’s law aims to protect the drinking water supply from lead contamination. Hundreds of community water systems were given 10 years to replace all of their lead service lines. Read More: New Jersey Is Replacing Its Lead Water Pipes – All Of Them

The pipes – which connect local homes and businesses to the local water supply – can potentially leach contamination as water passes through them. A portion of the pipes may be privately owned, complicating efforts to replace them.

Livingston Township recently issued an advisory for local homeowners about the statewide campaign:

“The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) requires that all lead and galvanized waterlines be inventoried and replaced over the next 10 years. This is a preventative program to remove lines that can – under some circumstances – lead to elevated lead levels in water. This does not mean that your property has lead action-level exceedance. Lead services are very rarely found and when they are, efforts are made to replace them as soon as possible. Please note a portion of the service line is owned by the customer and a portion of the service line is owned by the utility. If the customer side is found to be lead or galvanized, they will be responsible for replacing that portion of the line. For more information, including how to identify your water service line material and water service line ownership diagrams, please visit livingstonnj.org/Lead.”

All Livingston residents are being asked to complete the "Report My Service Line" Survey to report lead and galvanized lines. This helps the utility track the customer side of the water service and update the inventory records. The survey is available online here.

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