Background: Protecting Customer Health

In the spring of 2024, Oak Lodge Water Services completed the Service Line Inventory, a project mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the water service line  (the smaller pipe running from the property line to your home) materials in our system. Under the guidance of the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and the EPA, we examined historical water system records and performed visual inspections to produce the initial service line inventory. The goal of this project was to document any service lines in our system containing harmful materials like lead so we could inform customers and coordinate a replacement.

Results: No Lead Service Lines Found

During this thorough inspection, our water team confirmed that no lead service lines are present in our system. Based on statistical guidance from OHA, we inspected 366 private drinking water service lines across our water system to obtain a random yet representative sample of service lines built before 1986 and found no lead service lines in these inspections. Statistically, the remaining uninspected service lines are likely made with non-lead material, with a 95% confidence level.

Furthermore, the OHA has concluded that service lines installed after 1985 are considered non-lead, as this is when the lead ban was enacted in the state.

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