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About Lead

Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and parts used in service lines and in home plumbing. The Town of Jupiter Utilities is responsible for providing high quality drinking water and removing lead service lines but cannot control the variety of materials used in the plumbing in your home.

Because lead levels may vary over time, lead exposure is possible even when your tap sampling results do not detect lead at one point in time.

Service Lines: The service line is the stretch of pipe that connects a property’ s plumbing to the water main on the street. In 2024, the Utilities Department conducted an inventory of all water service lines, covering both customer-owned and utility-owned portions. The results showed that there are no lead service lines in the Town’ s system. View program details and a service line inventory map at jupiter. fl. us / ServiceLines.

Photo Credit: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

LEAD AND COPPER( TAP WATER)

The Town maintains compliance with EPA’ s lead and copper regulations, and currently tests samples for lead and copper every three years. The results of these tests are shared with the Palm Beach County Department of Health and the public through this annual publication. The EPA mandates that 90 percent of homes tested show lead levels below 15 ppb.

Lead can cause serious health effects in people of all ages, especially pregnant people, infants( both formula-fed and breastfed), and young children.

You can help protect yourself and your family by identifying and removing lead materials within your home plumbing and taking steps to reduce your family’ s risk. Using a filter, certified by an American National Standards Institute accredited certifier to reduce lead, is effective in reducing lead exposures. Follow the instructions provided with the filter to ensure the filter is used properly.

Before using tap water for drinking, cooking, or making baby formula, flush your pipes for several minutes. You can do this by running your tap, taking a shower, doing laundry or a load of dishes. If you have a lead service line or galvanized requiring replacement service line, you may need to flush your pipes for a longer period.

Use only cold water for drinking, cooking and making baby formula. Boiling water doesn’ t remove lead from water.

Reduce Your Lead Exposure

Regularly clean your faucet’ s screen( aerator).

Before drinking, flush your pipes by running your tap, taking a shower, doing laundry or a load of dishes.

If you are concerned about lead in your water and wish to have your water tested, contact The Town of Jupiter Utilities at 561-741-2735. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline 1-800-426-4791 or at epa. gov / safewater / lead.

COPPER( TAP WATER)( PPM)

LEAD( TAP WATER)( PPB)

8 / 24 N 0.329 0 1.3 1.3

8 / 24 N 0.995 0 0 15

Corrosion of household plumbing system; erosion of natural deposits; leaching from wood preservatives

Corrosion of household plumbing system; erosion of natural deposits

Stay Water-Wise

Discolored Water Rust or iron can build up in your plumbing system, causing brown or yellow water, stained fixtures and laundry, and a metallic flavor. If you regularly experience discolored water, especially immediately after periods of not using your water, have your plumber check for an old galvanized pipe that may need to be replaced. If no galvanized pipe is found thoroughly flush your water heater and household plumbing system, which should be done at least twice a year.

Chemical Hazards Disposing of household chemicals – pesticides, paints, furniture strippers or other household products – can be challenging. Dumping them on the ground is bad for the environment and groundwater. These can be properly disposed of at the Solid Waste Authority( SWA) facility located in Jupiter on SWA Road off of Military Trail. For more information, contact SWA at 561-697-2700.

After-Hours Water Emergency To report an emergency, such as a water outage, discolored water or leaking fire hydrant, call the Town of Jupiter Utilities Emergency Line at 561-741-2609. During regular business hours, call 561-741-2300.

Non-Emergency Water Concerns

Non-emergency concerns, such as billing issues, can be submitted using JupConnect, the Town’ s customer relationship platform, at jupiter. fl. us / JupConnect or via the app available on all mobile platforms. Non-emergency concerns can also be reported by calling 561-741-2300.

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