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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER SERVICE LINES
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As required by U.S. EPA, City of Corona has identified that your water service connection is considered a lead status - unknown service line, this does not suggest that your service line contains lead it only means your service line has not yet been assessed.
The City of Corona Utilities Department recently conducted a digital inventory of all water service lines, which is the pipe that connects your home, building, or other structure to the water main. The purpose of the inventory is to identify the material of these service lines and fittings, including the customer-owned side of the water service line.
The pipe that connects your home, building, or other structure to the water main was identified as an unknown material. Lead service lines or certain galvanized pipe can potentially place you at risk for exposure to lead. Therefore, your service line material will need to be identified.
What happens next?
The Utilities Department will implement a citywide meter replacement program in 2025, which is expected to take approximately 24 months to complete. During this time, we will conduct a detailed inventory of materials in the distribution system as each meter is replaced.
The Utilities Department will send you a postcard notification when your meter replacement date is approaching. We also anticipate identifying your service line during this period.
Distribution System Results
The Utilities Department routinely monitors for lead in the distribution system and the most recent water sample results received on September 12, 2023, showed that the 90th percentile of all lead levels measured in the distribution system was 0.005 mg/L. The action level for lead in drinking water is 0.015 milligrams per liter (mg/L) or 15 micrograms per liter (µg/L).
The most recent water sample results do not exceed the action level of 0.015 mg/L for lead.
What about my service line?
- Because your service line is categorized as a lead status unknown composition, you can help your public water system identify your service line material.
- EPA has developed an online step-by-step guide to help people identify lead pipes in their homes called Protect Your Tap: A Quick Check for Lead. (https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/protect-your-tap-quick-check-lead)
- Other organizations have also provided tools to identify service line material, such as the LSLR Collaborative (https://www.lslr-collaborative.org/identifying-service-line-material.html)
- Inform us immediately if you plan to alter or replace your service line because we may be required to replace the system portion.
- Please contact us immediately if you feel that we have incorrectly categorized the service line material.
Contact Chase Michelotti, Chief Distribution Operator at 951-736-2276 or Chase.Michelotti@CoronaCA.gov to inform us if your service line has been incorrectly categorized, to share any information you may find about your service line, or to inform us of your plans to alter or replace your service line.
Lead Related Health Information
- Exposure to lead in drinking water can cause serious health effects in all age groups. Infants and children can have decreases in IQ and attention span. Lead exposure can cause new learning and behavior problems or exacerbate existing learning and behavior problems. The children of women who are exposed to lead before or during pregnancy can have increased risk of these adverse health effects. Adults can have increased risks of heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney or nervous system problems.
- If you have concerns about your water quality, the State Water Board’s Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program has a map of laboratories that can test your water at the consumer’s expense, which can be found at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/certlic/labs/
- If you still have health concerns from potential lead exposure in your drinking water, there are point-of-use (POU) devices that can be used on your drinking water taps to provide an additional barrier of protection. A list of these residential treatment devices can be found at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/certlic/device/watertreatmentdevices.html
- If you have other health issues concerning the consumption of this water, you may wish to consult your health care provider.
Additional Resources
To verify the material of an unknown service line or for any other information, contact Chase Michelotti at (951)736-2276 or Chase.Michelotti@CoronaCA.gov and/or visit https://www.CoronaCA.gov/lead.
Para recibir este aviso en español por favor visite https://www.CoronaCA.gov/lead.
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this public notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
This notice is being sent to you by the City of Corona Utilities Department.
State Water System Number: CA3310037
Date distributed: November 14, 2024.
Lead Service Line Inventory
EPA’s 2021 Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) require that public water systems must comply with the regulations starting on October 16, 2024. The new rule requires all community water systems to conduct an inventory of service lines connected to the water system’s distribution system to determine areas most impacted by lead contamination hazards. To meet regulation requirements, Corona Utilities Department will classify materials used in water supply pipes of the water service line as non-lead, lead, or galvanized requiring replacement, based on a process approved by the State Water Resources Control Board.
Below is a map that provide details of our ongoing service line inventory. https://pws-ptd.120wateraudit.com/coronaca