[Lincolnparkdc] Any experience with lead in water pipes abatement?

[Richard Bonanno]

I believe many houses in the Hill area still have lead feeder connections
to the water mains. There is a DC Water website where you can check your
connection type but it may just be listed as "unknown".
 If you can see the main shutoff valve coming into your home, if it is
lead, there will be a bulge that about doubles the dimensions of the pipe
for about three inches as the lead transitions to the interior water pipe
material.
DC  will replace the entire feeder pipe including the shutoff valve for
free, in some cases. Technically you own the last piece of the connection
but there are some city funds available for the last piece.
They did it for our house on 11th St. with in the last year. This was
triggered by their replacing the water meter out under the sidewalk which
damaged the connecting pipe. So the whole replacement process was done
immediately without delay.
I am not sure what the process or delays would be if there is not some kind
of issue or problem with the existing outside connection.
I would be hesitant to pull a copper liner pipe through an existing lead
pipe as it reduces the effective pipe diameter and may not go all the way
to the main street line. I believe when DC Water replaces a feeder line
they will use 1 inch copper all the way to the street water main.

Below is what a lead feeder connection looks like. The bulge is the lead to
other metal transition.

On Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 6:57 PM Muriel Wolf <murieldubrow at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would call the folks in the DC Dept of environment and ask to speak to
> folks in the Lead prevention poisoning division.   they can alert you  as
> to the correct folks to call.   I have been involved in treating children
> with lead poisoning  since the 1970's
> and the DOEE can be very helpful    Good luck and be safe
> Muriel Wolf
>
> Muriel D. Wolf, M.D. FAAP.
> Emeritus Senior Pediatrician
> Emeritus  Attending in Pediatric Cardiology
> Childrens National Medical Systems
> Emeritus Associate Professor of Pediatrics
> George Washington University School of Medicine
> Chairperson of the Senior Section, American Academy
>     of Pediatrics, D.C. Chapter.
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2020 at 6:08 PM Cathie Woteki <cathie at woteki.com> wrote:
>
>> We were approached by a representative of United Construction Services
>> about lining the water pipe coming into our house with new copper pipe as
>> well as replacing the shutoff valve for a cost of $1200.  Has anyone on the
>> list done this?  What was your experience?
>>
>> Thanks for whatever information you can provide!
>>
>> Cathie Woteki
>>
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