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CITY COUNCIL CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
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Citizen Comment on Agenda Items
1. Denver Water Lead Reduction Program
2. Staff Report(s)
3. Elected Officials’ Report(s)
ADJOURNMENT
Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Patrick Goff, City Manager
DATE: May 13, 2020 (for May 18, 2020 Study Session)
SUBJECT: Denver Water Lead Reduction Program
Denver Water is committed to delivering safe water to its customers. The water that they provide to homes and businesses is lead-free, but lead can get into the water as it moves through lead-containing household fixtures, plumbing and water service lines, the pipe that brings water into the home from the main in the street, that are owned by the customer.
The Denver Water Lead Reduction Program was approved in December 2019 by the
Environmental Protection Agency and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
The program has five main components:
pH adjustment: Increasing the pH level of the water to reduce the risk of lead and other metals getting into drinking water from lead service lines or household plumbing.
Inventory: Developing and maintaining a publicly accessible inventory of all customer-owned
lead service lines in Denver Water’s service area. The service line is the pipe that brings water into the home from the main in the street.
Lead Service Line Replacement: Replacing all of these lead service lines with copper lines at no direct charge to the customer.
Filter Program: Providing a free water pitcher, filter and replacement filters, certified to remove
lead, to all customers suspected of having lead services lines until six months after their line is replaced.
Ongoing: Communication, outreach and education programs.
The following representatives from Denver Water will provide a presentation to the Mayor and
City Council at the May 18, 2020 study session on the Denver Water Lead Reduction Program:
•Jeannine Shaw, Government and Community Relations
•Alexis Woodrow, Denver Water Lead Reduction Program Manager
•Meghan Trubee, Manager of Government and Community Relations
ATTACHMENTS: 1.Denver Water “Lead Reduction Program” presentation
Item No. 1
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LEAD REDUCTION PROGRAM
ATTACHMENT 1
Agenda
•Denver Water –overview
•Lead Reduction Program -overview
•Resources
•Q&A
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Denver Water Overview
•Founded in 1918.
•Governed by five-person Board of Water Commissioners to provide separation from City of Denver.
•Water supply comes from mountain snowpack.
•Provide potable and recycled water.
•Serve 1.5 million people with only 2% of water used in the state.
•3,000 miles of pipe.
•4,000 square miles of watershed land.
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Denver Water Service Area
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City of Wheat Ridge
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Distributors
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Lead Reduction Program
Overview
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Lead Reduction Program Elements
Corrosion Control Treatment
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service Line Replacement
Filter Program
Communications, outreach and education
Provide a filter to each dwelling unit in the program
Full replacement of non-copper service lines (paid for by Denver Water)
Identify and track service line compositions
Optimize corrosion treatment
Provide strategic information to promote understanding and adoption
Corrosion Control Treatment –pH
•The pH level of drinking water reflects how acidic it is.
•pH is measured on a scale of 0 to 14, with 7 considered neutral.
•Changed from 7.8 →8.8
•Raising the pH of tap water reduces corrosivity, reducing the
likelihood of lead getting into water as it passes through service
lines
•CDPHE officials say there are no health concerns for drinking
water with pH levels at 8.8
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Lead Service Line Inventory
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Filter Program
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Filters –What & When
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Lead Service Line Replacement
•Denver Water estimates there are 64,000 –84,000
properties that may have lead service lines.
•Denver Water will replace lead service lines at no
direct cost to the property owner. It will take 15
years to replace all of them.
•Prioritizing replacement in communities who are
most vulnerable and at-risk from lead exposure,
underserved communities and planned construction
activities.
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Communications, Outreach & Education
Goals
•Raise awareness of proper flushing, filter use and lead service line replacement.
•Authentically engage populations that are at highest risk.
•Engage with stakeholders & community groups in advance of any geographically targeted information or actions.
•Emphasize LRP outcomes --improved water quality and reduced risk of exposure to lead in drinking water.
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Health Equity & Environmental
Justice
Health equity and environmental justice principles
have been integrated into every aspect of the LRP.
Tools:
•Prioritization Model
•Denver Metro-Area Language Analysis
•Program is bilingual (English/Spanish)
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Stay in the H2Know
•denverwater.org/Lead
–Sign up for monthly updates on the website.
•Denver Water Customer Care
303-893-2444
•lead@denverwater.org
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THANK YOU
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There is no lead in the water delivered to Denver Water
customers, but lead can get into water as it moves
through household plumbing and service lines.
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How Lead Enters Drinking Water
pH Can Impact :
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What to Expect
•Information in the mail
•Important –sign the consent form!
•In-home visit for property walk through, review the process and discuss schedule
•Lead service line replaced with copper. Replacement can take 4-8 hours.
•Flush the line in your home (instructions will be
provided).
•After replacement, continue using your filter until you complete a final water quality test.
•Restoration is the final step to restore your landscape and paving to prior conditions.
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