Frequently Asked Questions

No lead piping has been found by city employees throughout the course of installation, replacement, inspections and upgrades to the city’s potable water system.

This inventory is required due to a recent revision to a federal Lead and Copper Rule established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The updated rule requires all public drinking water utilities across the country to provide a service line inventory to identify areas with lead - if they exist.

Exposure to lead in drinking water can cause serious health effects in all age groups. Infants and children can have decreases in IQ and attention span. Lead exposure can result in new learning and behavior problems or exacerbate existing learning and behavior problems. Children of women who are exposed to lead before or during pregnancy can have increased risk of these adverse health effects. Adults can have increased risks of heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney, or nervous system problems. 

The recent changes from the Environmental Protection Agency require water utilities to identify service lines connecting to all customer properties. In the future, the City of Maitland Public Works Department will visit your property to identify the service line connecting to the water meter at your property.    

The City of Maitland will immediately notify owners of properties where lead is identified in the water service lines.

You will receive no further correspondence from the City of Maitland if no lead is identified in the water service line. 

Lead is not naturally occurring in the City of Winter Park’s source water, the Floridan Aquifer, and does not come from the city’s water treatment plants or distribution system piping. However, in some older homes, lead may be present in the pipe connecting the home to the water system – known as a service line – or within the home’s plumbing.

Lead in service pipes, plumbing or fixtures can dissolve, and/or particles can be absorbed into water and end up in tap water. The most common sources of lead in drinking water are brass and bronze faucets and fixtures installed prior to 2003, or lead pipes installed prior to 1989.

The State of Florida banned the use of plumbing materials and fixtures with lead in 1989. Buildings constructed after 1989 should not have lead. Older buildings may have had pipes replaced.  

A certified plumber can inspect your plumbing to identify piping materials and any potential sources of lead. 

The City of Maitland maintains water service lines connecting between each property's water meter and the primary water mains (and essentially everything from the water plants to to customers' meters).  Property owners are responsible for service lines connecting from the water meters to buildings, irrigation and other privately maintained systems.