What is the Lead & Copper Compliance Program? 

Monitoring lead in water is nothing new and at the same time vitally important. In 1991, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implemented a Lead and Copper Rule, which included monitoring and water quality regulations and industry trends to protect the public from consuming lead and high levels of copper.

While these regulations applied to new plumbing installation and repairs, they historically have not addressed existing service lines that were installed or repaired before 1986 that are more likely to have some lead plumbing.

In 2021, the EPA revised the Lead and Copper Rule to better protect communities from exposure to lead in drinking water.

A year later, EPA directed all public utilities in the US to inventory service line pipes extending from water mains to each customer’s home or business to ensure there is no lead in water supplies throughout the country.

Learn more from these EPA resources. 

What are the water pipes in your home made of? 

The City of Shelby needs your help to answer this question. Following the Flint, Michigan water crisis 2014, the Federal Government has now mandated that all municipalities that provide water to their customers conduct a survey to determine the material water pipes in the homes of their customers are made from.

There is a simple way to check your water piping and provide this information to the City of Shelby. Click here to learn more about the Lead and Copper Program Survey, and how you can determine the material your water pipes are made of.

We are asking City of Shelby water customers homeowners to complete the short Online Submission Form and submit it to us. There is also an option to print out the survey, complete it, and mail it back to us. Click here to download the form and print it out.

If you have any questions, contact the City of Shelby’s Water Resources Department at 704-484-6840.