Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI)
Please help us protect your health...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued regulations requiring all public water supply (PWS) systems to develop a Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) of both water system owned and your privately owned service lines. Your PWS system must submit this inventory to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) by October 16, 2024.
Letters were mailed to all current occupants and homeowners within the City of Abilene the week of March 20 with a survey enclosed asking for assistance in answering some questions to help us identify the pipes in your home. A link to the survey is also provided for your convenience on the righthand side of this website. Please take the time to respond to the city's inquiries as this will help determine if you or your family have a lead exposure risk. If you are unsure, please contact the water department for further assistance.
The goal is to remove all lead-containing service lines to your home as piping containing lead can become a potential health risk in drinking water. Some homes (typically built before 1988 in Kansas) may have lead service lines on the customer's property that connect to your water system’s main lines.
Young children, infants, and fetuses are particularly vulnerable to lead in drinking water and water used for formula because the physical and behavioral effects of lead occur at lower exposure levels in children than in adults.
Additional information on the Lead and Copper Rule and identifying lead pipes and plumbing can be found on the KDHE website or EPA websites:
https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/547/Lead-Copper-Rule
https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/409/Public-Water-Supply
https://www.epa.gov/dwreginfo/lead-and-copper-rule
Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions or need assistance, please call City Hall at 785-263-2550.
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Important Dates
'Boots to the Ground' Efforts Begin
Surveys will be mailed to all property addresses for which the City does not have a returned signed survey on file. In addition to resending the survey, city employees will be knocking on doors to provide residents with the survey and offering their assistance to complete the inventory. If no one answers the door, they will leave the survey on the doorknob.
The form can be submitted online, or the paper survey can be filled out, signed, mailed, or dropped off at City Hall, 419 N. Broadway.
Please contact City Hall at 785-263-2550 if you have any questions.
KDHE Deadline
The City of Abilene, as the water supplier, is responsible for collecting and submitting all the collected survey information to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) no later than October 16, 2024, identifying all construction materials used on both the supplier’s and the customer’s side of the water meter.