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How does lead get into my drinking water?

Lead rarely occurs naturally in water. Lead contamination can enter a drinking water supply at any point in the water delivery system and through leaching from lead service connections, pipes, or lead solder in copper pipes in the home. Lead levels in drinking water may occur if:

The public water system has lead pipes or lead service connections; or
The home has lead pipes; or
The home has copper pipes with lead solder.

In all three examples, lead leaching is more likely if the house is less than five years old; or if water sits in the pipes for several hours; or if the water is naturally soft. Do not confuse naturally soft water with water treated by water softening equipment. They are not the same. Water softening neither causes nor cures corrosion.

For more information about the quality of your water, or for your FREE water test, call Aquality Solutions 1-866-4WATER1.

This article was originally published in Illinois Country Living a magazine circulated by the Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative.

 

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