Like many other communities in Florida, Boynton Beach conducted an inventory of all water service lines: the pipes that bring water from the street into the home. This program is being conducted to meet the legislation to remove and replace all lead and galvanized service lines downstream of prior or present lead lines by 2031. At this time, no lead or galvanized service lines requiring replacement have been identified in Boynton Beach. If lead or galvanized requiring replacement (GRR) lines were identified, utilities must replace the entire lead or galvanized steel service line from the water main in the street to the meter box (this pipe is owned by Boynton Beach) and from the meter box to the connection inside the home (this pipe is owned by the homeowner).
In addition to removing lead and GRR service lines when identified, Boynton Beach is reducing lead exposure to customers by:
A lead service line is a pipe that brings water from the water main in the street into your home. When water leaves the Boynton Beach water treatment plant, it is clean and lead-free. The underground water mains that transport water from the treatment plant to your neighborhood do not introduce lead into the water. Lead can enter the water when it passes through a lead or GRR service line that connects the water main to your home.
For further details and guidance, please consult the EPA’s Lead in Drinking Water section and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection website.
Enter your address on the map below to learn the material of the utility-owned service line as well as your privately-owned service line material. When you identify your property, you will see four possible results for the service line materials:
Lead – this means the service line is made of lead. These pipes will require placement in the future.
Non-lead – this means the service line is made of another material other than lead, such as plastic, copper or galvanized iron.
Galvanized Requiring Replacement (GRR) – this means the customer owned service line is made of galvanized iron, and the utility owned service line was once made of lead or can not be proven to never had been lead in the past. These pipes will require replacement in the future because if the utility side was ever lead, the lead flakes could have become lodged in the galvanized line.
Unknown – this means the service line material has not yet been identified. If you know the material of your privately owned service line, please call (561) 742 - 6964 or email us at manzanoj@bbfl.us and report the material.
