Public Education

EPA and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) agree that there is no known safe level of lead in a child's blood.  Lead is harmful to health, especially children.  Click to Continue Reading Public Education.

AWWA:  Together, Let's Get the Lead Out

Lead in Drinking Water

The most common sources of lead in drinking water are lead pipes, faucets, and plumbing fixtures.  Certain pipes that carry drinking water from the water source to the home may contain lead.  Household plumbing fixtures, welding solder, and pipe fittings made prior to 1986 may also contain lead.  Click to Continue Reading Lead in Drinking Water.

Lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Please read this information closely to see what you can do to reduce lead in your drinking water.  Click to Continue Reading Lead In Drinking Water. 

Lead Service Line Inventory

Click Here Village of Wellington Customer Service Line Survey

The survey link above is provided to help the Village of Wellington determine houses that may have lead water service lines. The results of the survey are dependent on the accuracy of the data filled out, and are not guaranteed by the Village of Wellington.  Filling out this survey will allow the Village of Wellington to submit the required service line inventory to the EPA, save staff time, minimize their entry into homes, and keep costs lower.  This data will be used to satisfy the U.S. EPA's lead and copper rule revisions, which became effective in December, 2021.  One of the requirements of this revision is that all water utilities record the material of the customer water service lines.  Filling out this survey will allow the Village of Wellington to submit the required service line inventory to the EPA.  

Buildings prior to 1998 or that use plumbing material or solder manufactured before 1998 may have materials with greater that 8% lead and are at higher risk of contributing lead to the drinking water than materials manufactured after 1998.  In addition, buildings built, and plumbing materials manufactured after 2014 were required to have less than 0.25% lead by weight and have the lowest risk for contributing lead to the drinking water.  It should be noted however that, although prohibited, some use of leaded solder or leaded components may have occurred after the prohibitions became effective. 

Should a water system determine no lead service lines exist in their distribution system, they must provide information stating they reviewed, at the minimum, historical permit records and local ordinances, distribution maintenance records and information pertaining to installation dates or materials for all service lines.  

The link below provides the residents of Village of Wellington information regarding their water service line.

Link to The Village of Wellington Lead Service Line Inventory 

Link to The Village of Wellington Service Area - Lead and Copper Map - UNDER CONSTRUCTION