LEAD SERVICE LINES: HDPE SOLUTIONS

Per ANSI/AWWA C901 (2025), HDPE “..pipes and fittings are not permitted to contain lead as an intentional ingredient and are considered lead-free per US Safe Drinking Water Act when certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN 61, NSF/ANSI/CAN 372, or NSF 14 PW (for potable water use). Existing LSL can be replaced with HDPE using open cut and a variety of trenchless installation methods. Refer to ANSI/AWWA C810 for additional information."

Austin Water Crews Replace Water Lines with High Density Polyethylene Pipes

CitizensEnergyGroup - Lead Service Line Replacement

HDPE Solutions for Service Line Replacement (Trenchless & Open-Cut)

• PPI Technical Response to Flint FAST Start Program
• MAB Detail Drawing - 1" HDPE Water Service Connected to HDPE Mains
• Livonia, MI: HDPE Saves Infrastructure in Tough Economic Times
• AWWA C901 polyethylene (PE) Pressure Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings, 3/4 in. (19mm) Through 3in. (76mm), for Water Service
• AWWA C810 Replacement and Flushing of Lead Service Lines
• NSF/ANSI 61 Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects
• NSF/ANSI 14 Certification Scope
• City of Cascade Idaho Employs HDPE for Entire Water and Wastewater System
• 2" HDPE pipe brings life back to Miami-Dade Water System

Lead Service Lines Challenges

• Poisoning the Well: The US's Unsafe Drinking Water (1/3/2017)
• Fresno bans galvanized pipes as response to northeast's tainted water
• At least 33 US cities used water testing 'cheats' over lead concerns (The Guardian, 2016)
• AWWA Lead Resource Community
• Lead Pipe for Service... (1859)
• Chadwick-Boston Lead Co. (1915)
• DrinkTap

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