The City of Toledo, as part of the commitments made in the Toledo Recovery Plan, intends to replace all remaining customer side lead service lines between the curb stop and the water meter by the end of 2026.
Our water is safe to drink!
To keep our customers safe the city has been using specific water chemistry to coat the pipes and services in our system, encasing any lead or harmful particles allowing for safe, clean drinking water. Required annual lead testing has consistently shown our water is free of lead and safe to drink.
Water Service Line Inventory
Download the 2024 Lead Service Line Inventory
Not sure if your service line is lead?
If your water service material is listed as unknown on the Water Service Line Inventory or map, you can perform a simple test at home and let us know your results below!
Are there other ways I can test my pipes?
For more information on identifying a lead service line, try NPR’s interactive tool for lead pipe identification. Lead test kits to test the pipe can be purchased at your local hardware store. Look for an EPA-recognized kit.
What should I do if the map shows I may have lead?
- Always buy plumbing fixtures (faucets, valves, sinks, showerheads, hose bibs, etc.) that have zero-lead or low-lead content. Read the labels of any new plumbing fixtures closely.
- Always use fresh, cold, running water for drinking, cooking, and preparing baby formula. Run water long enough to feel the temperature change. Water sitting in your house plumbing will be warmer than water from the distribution system, then run a little longer to clear water sitting in the service connection.
- Do not boil water to remove lead. Boiling water does not remove lead and can increase lead concentration in water.
- Regularly remove and clean faucet screens and aerators.
- Obtain an NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) Certified home water treatment device that is certified to remove lead.
- Identify and replace plumbing fixtures containing lead and any copper piping with lead solder.
- Water service lines are sometimes used to ground electrical lines. The wiring in your home or building may be attached to your water service line or elsewhere in your plumbing. If you have a lead service line, this can accelerate its corrosion. Have a licensed electrician check your wiring.