Get the Lead Out David G. Johnson, CHMM-CP Paul R. Galdes, PE Don DeVries, PE
GE T T HE L E AD OUT MODE RAT OR: PAT RICK WAT E RMAN, CIT Y MANAGE R, CIT Y OF HUDSONVIL L E PRE SE NT E RS: PAUL R. GAL DE S, PE , F L E I S & VANDE NBRINK DAVID G. JOHNSON, CHMM-CP, F L E I S & VANDE NBRINK DON J. DE VRIE S, PE , F L E I S & VANDE NBRINK
AGE NDA E ffe c ts o f L e a d 1. L e a d & Munic ipa l Wa te r Syste ms 2. E stima te d Pro b le m Sta te & Na tio nwide 3. E PA & MDE Q Rule s 4. Do e s My Co mmunity Ha ve L e a d I n T he Syste m? 5. Ho w Are Othe r Co mmunitie s De a ling With L e a d? 6. De ve lo ping a n Ac tio n Pla n 7. Que stio ns & Disc ussio n 8.
WHE N I N ROME DON’T DO AS T HE ROMANS DI D!
PHYSICAL IMPACT OF L E AD ON HUMANS
AGE NDA E ffe c ts o f L e a d 1. 2. L e ad & Munic ipal Wate r Syste ms E stima te d Pro b le m Sta te & Na tio nwide 3. E PA & MDE Q Rule s 4. Do e s My Co mmunity Ha ve L e a d I n T he Syste m? 5. Ho w Are Othe r Co mmunitie s De a ling With L e a d? 6. De ve lo ping a n Ac tio n Pla n 7. Que stio ns & Disc ussio n 8.
MUNICIPAL WAT E R SYST E MS ARE A COMPL E X NE T WORK
WAT E R SOURCE & T RE AT ME NT T YPE No t a ‘ so urc e ’ o f le a d, ho we ve r, o Wa te r c he mistry a ffe c ts Co rro sivity thro ug ho ut distrib utio n. o T re a tme nt ne e ds to c o nside r po lypho spha te s to pre ve nt le a c hing
DI ST RI BUT I ON SYST E M L e a d so urc e s ma y inc lude : Se rvic e le a ds Go o se ne c ks Plumb ing / piping Ho use ho ld fixture s So lde r & flux
WHAT ARE T HE I SSUE S F OR MUNI CI PAL I T I E S?
POL I CY I SSUE S At wha t po int do e s the Public wa te r syste m b e c o me the Priva te wa te r se rvic e ?
F I NANCI AL I SSUE S Ho w to de a l with pub lic le a d se rvic e s? Ho w to de a l with priva te le a d se rvic e s? Do yo u de a l with inte rna l plumb ing & fixture s?
SAMPL I NG / T E ST I NG I SSUE S E PA limit is 15 ppb I nc o nsiste nc ie s in sa mpling , fo r e xa mple , a t a sing le ho me in F lint: Offic ia l Virg inia T e c h study re c o rde d 158 ppb City te st a t o ne ho me 397 ppb e c h te st a t sa me ho me 200 13,200 ppb Virg inia T
AGE NDA E ffe c ts o f L e a d 1. L e a d & Munic ipa l Wa te r Syste ms 2. 3. E stimate d Proble m State & Nationwide E PA & MDE Q Rule s 4. Do e s My Co mmunity Ha ve L e a d I n T he Syste m? 5. Ho w Are Othe r Co mmunitie s De a ling With L e a d? 6. De ve lo ping a n Ac tio n Pla n 7. Que stio ns & Disc ussio n 8.
E ST I MAT E D PROBL E M ST AT E & NAT I ONWI DE E ng ine e ring Stud y: o F lint – a s hig h a s $216 millio n o Wa shing to n DC – spe nt $400 millio n o n a b o ut ha lf; a b a ndo ne d pro g ra m Curre ntly: o L a nsing – spe nt $42 millio n sinc e 2004 Re pla c ing 13,500 se rvic e s fro m ma in to b a se me nt/ ho use Study: o AWWA e stima te s: 460,000 le a d se rvic e s ne e d to b e re pla c e d in MI (o nly surpa sse d b y OH & I L ) o T he US – a s hig h a s $300 b illio n
AGE NDA E ffe c ts o f L e a d 1. L e a d & Munic ipa l Wa te r Syste ms 2. E stima te d Pro b le m Sta te & Na tio nwid e 3. 4. E PA & MDE Q Rule s Do e s My Co mmunity Ha ve L e a d I n T he Syste m? 5. Ho w Are Othe r Co mmunitie s De a ling With L e a d? 6. De ve lo ping a n Ac tio n Pla n 7. Que stio ns & Disc ussio n 8.
Slide pro vide d b y MDE Q SE RVI CE L I NE S & SAMPL I NG L e a d- F re e De finition Unde r the Sa fe Drinking Wa te r Ac t (Ame nd. 1986) Curre nt rule s pro hib it insta lla tio n o r re pa ir o f a ny: Pipe F itting F ixture So lde r F lux T ha t is no t “le a d fre e ”
Slide pro vide d b y MDE Q L E AD & COPPE R RUL E (L CR) SAMPL I NG PROT OCOL Se le c tio n T ie r 1, 2 o r 3 site s Sta g na tio n o f a t le a st 6 ho urs K itc he n o r b a thro o m sinks 1 lite r sa mple size F irst dra w sa mple
Slide pro vide d b y MDE Q SAMPL I NG I SSUE S 1 L ite r sa mple size o I nte rio r plumb ing o nly o F a uc e ts Pa rtic ula te s o Ae ra to r/ sc re e n tra pping pa rtic ula te s o Bre a king fre e fro m inte rio r plumb ing E xc e ssive Sta g na tio n o Be a r L a ke – 7 Mo nths o I nte ntio na l Sa mple Sa b o ta g e
Slide pro vide d b y MDE Q MARCH 2016 CHANGE S No pre -flushing o Sta nda rd Use Do n’ t re mo ve a e ra to rs Wide Mo uth Bo ttle s Co nfirma tio n o f T ie r Sta tus L e a d g o o se ne c ks a re no w T ie r 1 site s E mpha sis o n the pub lic he a lth o b lig a tio n to no tify/ e duc a te individua l c usto me rs whe n the re a re hig h re sults re g a rdle ss o f the c o mplia nc e sta tus
Slide pro vide d b y MDE Q POT E NT I AL CHANGE S Re q uire d fo llo w up fo r a ny le a d sa mple s > 15 ppb o No tific a tio n o f e a c h re side nc e o f pre c a utio ns o No tific a tio n o f DHHS Ma nda te Co mmunity Wa te r Supplie s (CWS) Re pla c e E ntire Se rvic e L ine o No lo ng e r to c urb sto p o Give CWS le g a l c o ntro l o f e ntire se rvic e line
Slide pro vide d b y MDE Q POT E NT I AL CHANGE S Po te ntia l Sta te Cla rific a tio ns o f L e a d & Co ppe r Rule 28 (L CR) Prio r to E PA o Optima l Co rro sio n Co ntro l T re a tme nt E va lua tio n (OCCT ) fo r a ny so urc e c ha ng e o > 5 ppb a c tio ns o DWRF c ha ng e s fo r le a d se rvic e re pla c e me nts o Co nsume r ta x c re dits fo r fixture re pla c e me nts
Slide pro vide d b y MDE Q OWNE RSHI P I SSUE S I nitia l E PA Po sitio n Co urt De c isio n So me CWS L ia b ilitie s: o L a wn & Pa ve me nts o F o unda tio n o I nte rna l Plumb ing So me E xc e ptio ns o L BWL
AGE NDA E ffe c ts o f L e a d 1. L e a d & Munic ipa l Wa te r Syste ms 2. E stima te d Pro b le m Sta te & Na tio nwide 3. E PA & MDE Q Rule s 4. 5. Doe s My Community Have L e ad In T he Syste m? Ho w Are Othe r Co mmunitie s De a ling With L e a d? 6. De ve lo ping a n Ac tio n Pla n 7. Que stio ns & Disc ussio n 8.
RE VI E W AGE OF T HE SYST E M L e a d se rvic e s we re c o mmo n b e fo re the e a rly 1950’ s L e a d g o o se ne c ks - with a nd witho ut le a d se rvic e s b e fo re e a rly 1950’ s L e a d fre e so lde r a nd flux no t b a nne d until 1986 E PA Sa fe Wa te r Drinking Ac t Ame ndme nt. Go o se ne c ks le ft in pla c e
L E AD PI PE SCRAT CH T E ST
WHAT PHYSI CAL DAT A DO WE HAVE ? Orig ina l Co nstruc tio n Dra wing s Old Ca rds Ma ps Sa mpling Re sults (pro pe r sa mpling me tho ds) Sta ff / Ope ra to r histo ric a l kno wle dg e Ag e o f wa te rma in
HAVE WE E VE R DUG UP A L E AD SE RVI CE ? Did We Ma p / L o c a te it? Wha t ne ig hb o rho o ds mig ht b e a ffe c te d? o Ba se d o n a g e , physic a l e vide nc e & sa mple s
WHAT ARE YOUR L E AD RE SUL T S? Do we ha ve e le va te d le ve ls? o 5 ppb c o nc e rn o 15 ppb E PA L imit Are the y c o nc e ntra te d in c e rta in a re a s?
AGE NDA E ffe c ts o f L e a d 1. L e a d & Munic ipa l Wa te r Syste ms 2. E stima te d Pro b le m Sta te & Na tio nwide 3. E PA & MDE Q Rule s 4. Do e s My Co mmunity Ha ve L e a d I n T he Syste m? 5. 6. How Ar e Othe r Communitie s De aling With L e ad? De ve lo ping a n Ac tio n Pla n 7. Que stio ns & Disc ussio n 8.
CASE ST UDY: L ANSI NG BWL Munic ipa lly-o wne d utility Arc hive s o F a irly a c c ura te re c o rd o f se rvic e line ma te ria ls o Aske d c usto me rs to se lf-ide ntify L SL s in 2004 Pub lic E duc a tio n o Bro c hure s, a rtic le s, b ill stuffe rs o Ope n Ho use s o So c ia l Me dia – inc re a se d sha ring po te ntia l
CASE ST UDY: L ANSI NG BOARD OF WAT E R & L I GHT Co st o $3,500 c o o rdina te d with o the r pro je c ts o $6,500 a lo ne
Slide pro vide d b y L a nsing BWL L ANSI NG BOARD OF WAT E R & L I GHT : SE RVI CE L I NE RE PL ACE ME NT T E CHNI QUE
Slide pro vide d b y L a nsing BWL L ANSI NG BOARD OF WAT E R & L I GHT : SE RVI CE L I NE RE PL ACE ME NT T E CHNI QUE
Slide pro vide d b y L a nsing BWL L ANSI NG BOARD OF WAT E R & L I GHT : SE RVI CE L I NE RE PL ACE ME NT T E CHNI QUE
Slide pro vide d b y L a nsing BWL L ANSI NG BOARD OF WAT E R & L I GHT : SE RVI CE L I NE RE PL ACE ME NT T E CHNI QUE
Slide pro vide d b y L a nsing BWL L ANSI NG BOARD OF WAT E R & L I GHT : SE RVI CE L I NE RE PL ACE ME NT T E CHNI QUE
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