Aurora Water is committed
to protecting public health by delivering safe and dependable water to our
communities and businesses. Ensuring that every Aurora Water customer has
access to safe, quality drinking water is Aurora Water’s top priority.
To protect
public health, Aurora Water will be identifying and removing water service lines containing lead for free.
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A water service line is the pipe that runs from the water main to a home or building’s internal plumbing. These pipes carry water from the city’s water main into homes and other buildings.
Before 1954, lead was a common material used for water service lines. The area where Aurora Water is focusing the Lead Replacement Program is among the oldest parts of Aurora and most of it was built even before Aurora had its own water department.
Most of the addresses Aurora Water is investigating are in Original Aurora, between 6th Avenue and 25th Avenue and east to west from Yosemite Street to Peoria Street.