Get The Lead Out

Our entire focus every day is to provide safe drinking water. Water leaving our Forest Park Water treatment facility is always free of lead. To minimize the possibility of lead dissolving into the water once it leaves our plant, we add orthophosphate during the treatment process. Orthophosphate forms a protective coating inside water pipes, service lines and your home’s plumbing. This prevents water from coming in contact with the pipe material, reducing the likelihood of lead being dissolved into the water supply. In addition, keeping the water pH above 7 adds to controlling corrosion.

The surest way to protect against lead in water is to get the lead out altogether.

This short video gives you an overview of what’s involved.