Lead Water Service Replacement Program

The Town of North Attleborough Water Division, through the Board of Public Works, is undertaking a 5-year program to eliminate all lead service lines to homes in Town.  Through a DEP grant, the Town has developed an inventory of all properties tied into the water system and identified services that either are confirmed to contain lead or the type of material is unknown. 

Water from North Attleborough's  well systems and water mains contain no lead. Lead can get into tap water if you have lead pipes in your home. Lead can also enter tap water from if you have lead solder or brass fixtures in your home. Corrosion or wearing away of lead-based materials can add lead to tap water, especially if water sits for a long time in the pipes before use.

Lead can also leach into water if lead is used in privately owned service pipes that connect your home to North Attleboro's water mains. Most pipes that carry water to your home are made of copper and do not add lead to your water.

Over the next several months, the Town will be working with property owners to definitively determine the type of water service from the curb stop at the property line into the home.  Property owners are responsible for this portion of the water service.  The Board of Public Works has agreed to offer to replace these services at NO COST to the property owner over the next 5 years.

Property Owners, who have an unknown portion of their service line, have been sent a notification letter and are asked to take a self evaluation and report  to our database the type of material their service between the meter and where the pipe enters the building.  This will assist us in updating our information, and if necessary, adding the property to the list of future replacement projects. 

Please contact the Water Division at 508-695-7790 if you have any questions. For more information on the Town's Lead Removal Program, click Here. 

For more information about Lead in tap water, click Here.