DIRECTIONS FOR HOMEOWNER LEAD & COPPER TAP SAMPLE COLLECTION PROCEDURES
NON-LEAD SERVICE LINES
These samples are being collected to determine the lead and copper levels in your tap water. This sampling is required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is being accomplished through the cooperation of homeowners and residents.
Collect samples from a tap that has not been used for a minimum of 6 hours (i.e., first thing in the morning or in the evening upon returning home from work). Be sure that this tap has been in general use for the past few months. The collection procedure is described in more detail below. If any plumbing repairs or replacement has been done in the home since previous sampling, notify your water system prior to collecting tap water samples.
1. Obtain a sample kit in the previously arranged manner.*
2. Locate an indoor kitchen or bathroom faucet to be used for sampling. If you have a water softener or aerator on your kitchen tap, collect your sample from the bathroom tap that is not attached to a water softener or aerator. If a faucet with an aerator must be used, do not remove the aerator prior to sampling.
3. Place the open sample bottle bellow the faucet and gently open the cold-water tap. Fill the sample bottle to the line marked “1000 mL” and turn off the water.
4. Tightly cap the sample bottle and place it in the kit provided. Review the sample kit label at this time to ensure that all information is correct.
5. Return the sample kit in the previously arranged manner.*
Your water system will provide you with the monitoring results within thirty (30) days after the results are received.
*Prior arrangements will be made to coordinate the sample collection process. This includes when the sample kit will be delivered and picked-up.