The City of Brighton is seeking to determine the material of water service lines in homes built before 1960. This outreach is designed to identify service lines containing lead in order ensure the delivery of safe drinking water, protect your health
, and comply with new state and federal drinking water standards
aimed at replacing lead service lines nationwide.
If your home was built before 1960, please contact us by emailing
lead@brightonco.gov or calling 720-925-9486 to confirm the material of your service line. The City of Brighton has created an online map at
Brightonco.gov/lead to help identify homes that could have water service lines containing lead.
If you know what your water service line is made of, please let us know.
If you do not know what your service line is made of, over the next few months, we will begin to identify the materials using a procedure known as core drilling/potholing. This process uses equipment to dig a small hole above the service line so we can determine the material. Once we document the material, the hole is filled and the surface returned to pre-existing conditions. There will be no charge to the owner or occupant of the home for this potholing investigation.
If we determine your water service line contains lead, we will contact you directly to discuss replacement options. If lead materials are identified in any portion of the water delivery system, we will work in partnership with our customers to replace these materials. Help us to get the lead out of Brighton!
The city has already been testing water in homes across Brighton as required by state and federal regulations. This testing shows very low levels of lead. It is suspected that the source of these low levels of lead is due to plumbing materials, such as faucets and pipes, inside of your home. It is important to note that the City’s drinking water contains no lead when it leaves the city’s water treatment plant. Through science and engineering, our water treatment process has been optimized to control any release of lead from piping and plumbing materials.
Exposure to lead in drinking water can cause serious health effects in all age groups. Infants and children can have decreases in IQ and attention span. Lead exposure can lead to new learning and behavior problems or exacerbate existing learning and behavior problems. The children of women who are exposed to lead before or during pregnancy can have increased risk of these adverse health effects. Adults can have increased risks of heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney or nervous system problems.
The City of Brighton has specialized staff dedicated to the lead reduction program. For more information about anything contained in this notice, don’t hesitate to contact us at
lead@brightonco.gov or text/call 720-925-9486. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation during this project.