The EPA announced the development of a revision to the Lead and Copper Rule to better protect communities from lead exposure. Within this revision, utilities are to develop a comprehensive service line inventory on private and public potable water lines. To comply with the EPA regulations, the City has begun identifying water service line materials and notifying residents of their lead status via mailed letters. Homeowners are encouraged to review these notification letters and report their private water service line material to the City for tracking in the Lead Service Line Inventory that is annually reported to the State via the self-reporting tool, which will be available soon. For more information on this program, please contact Jim Anderson at (941) 882-7319 or wanderson@venicefl.gov.

A map of the current inventory is available for download here.

For instructions on how to identify your private water service material: https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/protect-your-tap-quick-check-lead.

Homeowners that are concerned about lead exposure may opt to contact a licensed plumber to evaluate and/or replace their service line. Owners that replace their lead service line should notify the City so that the City owned portion of their service can be investigated for lead and be replaced as needed within 45 days.

To verify Plumber’s license: https://www.myfloridalicense.com/

Local Certified Labs for Water Quality Testing:

Sanders Laboratories Inc., (941) 488-8103,  sanderslabs.net

Benchmark EnviroAnalytical, Inc., (941)625-3137, www.benchmarkea.com

More information regarding Lead and Copper Regulations and Lead Exposure:

http://www.epa.gov/lead

https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/basic-information-about-lead-drinking-water

LCR_E-Hometown-Infographic-4 (epa.gov)

lcr_overview_fact_sheet_12-21-2020_final.pdf (epa.gov)