Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act Lead and Copper Rule Testing Status

LEAD AND COPPER RULE TESTING  Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act 399 enacted in 1976 to protect the public health  Amended in 2018 to add more stringent testing for lead and copper  First set of tests under new rules taken in July 2019  No change to the water supply but the sampling process did change  2018 Consumers Annual Report on Water Quality available on our website

LEAD AND COPPER RULE TESTING  EGLE (formerly MDEQ) designated new tiers for determining what homes to test  Now water for testing must come from buildings with lead service lines or lead pipes before sampling at buildings with other service line or plumbing materials  Lead service lines are the pipes that carry water from the City pipes into the home  Service lines can be made of plastic, copper, galvanized metal or lead

LEAD AND COPPER RULE TESTING

LEAD AND COPPER RULE TESTING  There are 2,600 homes in HW  There are 40 known homes with lead service lines  Information is from original records when homes were built and tapped into the water system

LEAD AND COPPER RULE TESTING  Prior rule required 5 homes be tested every 2 years  New rule requires 20 homes with lead service lines be tested annually esting protocol also changed so a 1 st liter  T and 5 th liter of water are collected  An action level of 15 parts per billion set

LEAD AND COPPER RULE TESTING  Any test that exceeds 15 ppb for lead is considered over the action level  Action level will be 12 ppb effective 2025  Two homes of the 20 tested exceeded the action level  The remaining homes had levels that ranged from undetectable to 5.6 ppb  The action level is not a health based standard but triggers a call to action  No homes exceeded the action level for copper  Not a violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act

LEAD AND COPPER RULE TESTING  Once notified by EGLE, City must do the following:  Notify the property owner of test results within 30 days which has been completed  Send out a Public Advisory  Conduct Public Education campaign  T est again in 6 months and double the number of testing sites  Start inventory of entire city to determine where there are lead service lines by 1-1-20 and completed by 1-1-25

LEAD AND COPPER RULE TESTING Next steps  Waiting for EGLE confirmation of test results and instructions for Public Advisory and Public Education campaign  A whole-house filter has been installed at the 2 homes by the DPW  City obtaining bids for replacement of the lead service leads  City responsible for cost of replacement  Must replace minimum of 7% of lead service lines per year and all within 20 years

LEAD AND COPPER TESTING RULE

LEAD AND COPPER RULE TESTING  Why do we care about lead?  No level of lead in the blood is safe; lead is a potent irreversible neurotoxin  Lifelong multigenerational impacts  Health effects from acute and chronic exposures  Biggest concern is young children and infants, who absorb more lead than the average adult  Health effect in children include: impaired mental development, IQ deficits, shorter attention spans, low birth weight

LEAD AND COPPER RULE TESTING  Lead can enter drinking water when comes into contact with pipes, solder and fixtures that contain lead  Homes with lead service lines have an increased risk of lead in drinking water  Check to see if the water service line is lead

LEAD AND COPPER RULE TESTING  Recommended actions to help reduce lead exposure  Run your water for at least 5 minutes to flush water with lead service lines; until water runs cold for non-lead service lines  Consider using a filter to reduce lead  Michigan Department of Health recommends any household with an infant, young child or pregnant woman use a certified lead filter  Use cold water for drinking, cooking or preparing baby formula  Do not boil water as boiling will not reduce the amount of lead in water  Clean your faucet aerator to remove trapped debris

LEAD AND COPPER RULE TESTING  Call the Department of Public Works for questions on your water service line at 248.547.1888  Call the DPW to have water tested if there is a lead water service line  Sign up for the e-newsletter at www.hwmi.org for updates  Email asullivan@hwmi.org or call 248.581.2632 with questions

Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act Lead and Copper Rule Testing Status - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act Lead and Copper Rule Testing Status LEAD AND COPPER RULE TESTING Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act 399 enacted in 1976 to protect the public health Amended in 2018 to add more stringent testing for lead

Drinking Water Inspectorate guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE

Potable- and wastewater systems Importance of safe drinking water Worldwide 780 million people

treated to remove VOCs. The finished drinking water continues to meet federal and state safe

Source Water Assessment Michigans Program (SWAP) 1996 Amendments Federal Safe Drinking

Affordable, accessible, pure water for all Millions do not have access to safe drinking water 2

Overview of EPA Activities to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water Eric Burneson, Director Standards

Whats New with the NRCS NWQI this Year? Association of State Drinking Water Administrators

Nanofiltration for Safe Drinking Water in Underdeveloped Regions A Feasibility Study

Operation and Maintenance of Water Supplies Presented to Clean and Safe Drinking Water Workshop

7 TH JUNE 2018 INTRODUCTION The importance of access to safe drinking water cannot be

GEOGRAPHY OF YOUR DRINKING WATER BOTTLE VS TAP? 1 FROM WHERE DO WE GET OUR DRINKING WATER? SAN

Understanding the S to o r water systems standard includes requirements f Each DW

Affordable, Safe Drinking Water for Disadvantaged Communities Debbie D e Davis-Fra ranco

CHANGE THE WORLD BY BRINGING SAFE DRINKING WATER 800 million people in the world still lack

DRINKING WATER ACCESS February 28, 2018 AGENDA Access to Drinking Water Update on

The Urgent Need for Safe Drinking Water Standards in the Absence of Federal Action Presentation

An Emerging Contaminant in Drinking Drinking Water Water Section CWWA Annual Meeting October

Allen Wehrmann Susan Licher Jack Wittman SSA program was established under the Safe Drinking

What is the purpose? To create a tool for communities in Washoe County to help protect drinking

Cyanotoxins Idaho DEQs Drinking Water Program Preparedness Activities Maureen Pepper Drinking

Irish Water Strategy on the Control of Pesticides in Drinking Water Mark Macaulay Water Supply

Ensure your well yield is sustained Photo credit: BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural

Regulations Implementing Section 1417 of the Safe Drinking Water Act Webinar Call in Number:

California Proposition 65 California State Proposition 65 , the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic