Keller, Texas Achieves Lead-Free Water System Status, Surpassing EPA Mandates

In a significant move toward public health, the City of Keller, Texas, has declared its water system lead-free. After undertaking an exhaustive survey of its water lines, Keller officials concluded that no lead or galvanized water service lines, which pose a contamination risk to drinking water, were found within the community. This announcement comes as a compliance with the mandates issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which required the inspection and documentation of water service lines to identify potential lead contaminants, according to the City of Keller.

The crackdown on lead in drinking systems is not new – the EPA prohibited the use of lead lines way back in 1988, however cities across the nation have been grappling with the expensive and arduous task of replacing existing infrastructure, a process that has seen varied progress across different locales. Keller’s proactive stance included frequent water quality sampling and testing for lead and copper levels by the rules set by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which have kept them on the right side of regulations since the initial EPA ban.

Recent years have seen the EPA revisit and revise its Lead and Copper Rule to reinforce already existing measures against lead in drinking water, with amendments in 2021 and proposed improvements in 2023 that mandated a more rigorous inspection protocol across the country. In response, Keller rose to the occasion, embarking on a thorough inventory of its water service lines, particularly those installed before the 1988 cut-off.

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