As your municipally owned water utility, SAWS makes your health and safety a top priority.
That’s why we’re taking steps to identify water service lines that contain lead — a material that can cause serious health effects.
SAWS Project Lead is a public health and safety program designed to meet new standards set forth by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
The service line is the pipe that connects your home or business to the drinking water system. And while SAWS keeps very good records about its pipes, the lines on your private property may not be documented.
Because there is no safe level of lead in drinking water, in October SAWS will mail letters to every customer whose service line materials are either unknown, or known to present a risk of possible lead exposure. (They’ll receive an email too if we have their address.)
The letter will include health and safety information about lead, how to minimize your risks, and where to learn more. For the latest on SAWS Project Lead, visit saws.org/lead.