NRH Lead Check Initiative

Earlier this year, the North Richland Hills Public Works Department launched the NRH Lead Check initiative to comply with new federal rules aimed at decreasing lead exposure in the United States. The rules require all municipalities to prepare an inventory of both city-owned and customer-owned water service lines and to notify the customer if a lead water line is present. This fall, cities must also notify customers whose water service line material is unknown because the water service line has not been identified yet.

To date, approximately 53% of the water lines in NRH have been checked and none of them are lead, nor do we expect to find lead in our community. A ban on lead plumbing materials went into effect in Texas in 1988, and even before the ban, lead pipes were not commonly used in North Texas.

The city’s current inventory, searchable by address, can be viewed at NRHLeadCheck.com. We will continue to compile the inventory until all water service lines are checked.

If you receive a letter from NRH Public Works stating that your water service line material is unknown, it will include information about the health effects of lead and steps you can take to reduce possible exposure to lead, which is required by the EPA. If a lead water service line is found during the city’s inventory, an additional notification letter will be sent.