[Neighbors] Dallas Water

[Donna Shattuck]

Thank you very much to everyone who replied. It sounds like a "me" issue and not something neighborhood-wide. I'll reach out to a plumber fir an assessment.   
  

  
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Donna Shattuck
  

  

  
  
  
  
  
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> On Nov 13, 2024 at 10:12 AM, Matt Anderson  <matt at andersonmail.net>  wrote:
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>  Dallas Water Utilities mailed out thousands of letters about lead. Here's what they mean.
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>  All municipalities are now required to inventory lead pipes in their systems.
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> DALLAS — You'd be forgiven for not quite understanding the letter that was mailed to tens of thousands of Dallas Water Utility (DWU) customers.
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> The words unknown, lead, and water don't necessarily inspire confidence.   
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> The letter is an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-required notice similar to those sent by water municipalities across North Texas and the entire United States with the goal of identifying lead pipes across the water distribution system.   
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> "We just want to make sure you are safe all the way," DWU's Assistant Director for Water Delivery Regina Stencel said.   
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> DWU has inventoried tens of thousands of its own pipes and found no lead -- but it needs customers' help to check the lines on their sides of the meter.   
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> "We don’t want to dig up their yard, we don’t want to be knocking on their doors and rummaging through their houses looking for the pipes," Stencel said.   
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> Instead, DWU wants people to fill out   this survey, which includes instructions on checking the pipes in your house (usually as easy as looking under the kitchen sink or by the water heater).   
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> Stencel urged people to report what they find on the survey so DWU can fill in its   map, as required by the EPA, without having to go door-to-door.   
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> She said if you suspect you may have lead pipes, don't panic, "It doesn't mean that it is leaching out."
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> DWU includes a corrosion inhibitor in its water system to prevent lead from leaching into the water. If you do find lead pipes, DWU will come test your water. "Then you have ten years to replace these pipes," Stencel said.
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> If you're concerned, you can also call 311 to request free testing of your water for lead.   
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> More information about DWU's efforts can be found   here.   Denton   and   Fort Worth   are among the utilities that have sent similar letters to customers.    
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> > On Nov 13, 2024, at 9:59 AM, Kenneth Tomlinson via Neighbors  <neighbors at lj-estates.com>  wrote:
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> >   Not experiencing the water coloring issue, but did receive the same notice from the city re water lines - with the same designation.    Not sure they know what they are doing.    
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> > > On Nov 13, 2024, at 9:51 AM, Donna Shattuck via Neighbors  <neighbors at lj-estates.com>  wrote:
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> > > I'm hoping someone has insight into what I'm experiencing. Over the last several months, I've noticed my water is tinted yellowish brown. Any water left on a counter top leaves a brownish residue. If I turn a faucet on after a few days of inactivity, the first water to come out is brownish.   
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> > > I had my sewer lines replaced summer of 2023 and multiple plumbers told me that my water lines from the city meter into my house were in good shape and didn't need to be replaced.   
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> > > Yesterday I received an unsolicited letter from the City of Dallas letting me know the city made a determination that my water service line material is "unknown" and may contain lead.   
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> > > Is anyone else in the neighborhood experiencing this?    Did someone make an inquiry that triggered the assessment by the city?    If anyone has knowledge they can share, I would greatly appreciate it. It seems the water situation has been problematic for me since the city did the big pressure push that backed water into some neighbors' homes.   
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