IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
Flowing Wells Irrigation District
Failure to Complete Lead Service Line Inventory by due date
All community water systems and non-transient non-community water systems were required to submit an initial inventory to their state or primacy agency by October 16, 2024. We failed to submit the initial lead service line inventory by the due date. As our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we are doing to correct this situation.
Service line inventories are the foundation from which water systems can take proactive steps to address lead service lines. Establishing an inventory of service line materials and identifying the location of lead service lines are key steps in getting them replaced.
What should I do?
• If you are concerned about having a lead service line (pipe that connects your home to the water main), consult with your public water system. To learn how to find lead pipes in your home go to Protect Your Tap: A quick check for lead:
https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/protect-your-tap-quick-check-lead-0
• Although there is no confirmation of having a lead service line, you may wish to speak with a healthcare provider if you have a compromised immune system, have children in your home or are nursing as you may be at an increased risk if a lead service line is found during the initial inventory. For general guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of exposure to lead, reach out to EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791 or visit:
https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/basic-information-about-lead-drinking-water#health
What does this mean?
This is not an emergency. If it had been, you would have been notified within 24 hours. We have completed the
initial lead service line inventory and informed customers of their initial inventory line designations, which were
one of the following:
1) Lead
2) Non-Lead
3) Galvanized steel requiring replacement
4) Unknown
What is being done?
We will make sure to complete the next steps on time and communicate with customers in a timely fashion.
For more information, please contact Richard Rubal at (520) 887-4192 or customerservice@fwid.org.
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
State Water System ID# AZ04-10-051.
Distributed with 2024 Consumer Confidence Report.