Lead service pipe replacement on the 1300 block of Sheridan Street - action needed
- Kim Patterson
- May 2, 2023
- 2 min read
Hi Neighbors:
This email is directed towards homeowners who live on the 1300 block of Sheridan Street. As you are aware, I worked with DC Water to get Sheridan Street approved for the Free Lead Pipe Replacement Program. This process took about 2 years, but the day has come.
Tomorrow, May 2, and Thursday, May 4, between 10 am and noon, DC Water representatives will knock on doors on the 1300 block of Sheridan Street to learn details about the type of service pipe homes have. In some cases, DC Water will need your permission to determine if your home has a lead pipe service line by cutting a 3x3 area in your lawn. The homeowner needs to give permission to DC Water to conduct this test on a future date. This test may not be necessary for all homes but could be required to be 100% certain that lead pipes exist on your property.
If it is determined that your home has a lead service pipe, DC Water will coordinate with the homeowner to replace it. Attached is the Private Property Lead/Galvanized Service Line Replacement Agreement that DC Water requires homeowners to sign in order to participate in the Free Lead Pipe Replacement Program. If you want to participate in the program, you must complete the form and email it to Mr. Dawit Alemu at DC Water at dalemu@dcwater.com and lead@dcwater.com. Mr. Alemu is cc'ed on this email.
DC Water Service Information - click here to enter your address to see a map of your street and learn if your home has a lead pipe service line.
Please let me know if you have any questions. I am happy to assist where possible.
My best,
Commissioner Kim Patterson
ANC 4A05, Brightwood Neighborhood
4A05@anc.dc.gov
Program Overview Safe drinking water is our top priority, and DC Water has taken significant steps to reduce lead in drinking water. Water is essentially lead-free when it leaves the water treatment facility and travels through DC Water’s distribution system and water mains in the street. Clean water can come in contact with lead as it flows through the service lines, pipes and plumbing in and around your home.
DC Water estimates the District of Columbia has more than 28,000 service lines with lead or galvanized iron pipe. Our goal is to replace all of them with copper pipes by 2030. DC Water launched the Lead-Free DC Initiative in 2019 to accelerate lead service line replacement and combine all our lead reduction efforts under one banner.
