Frequently Asked Questions

The Pipe Inventory Program is the City of Daytona Beach’s program to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). In addition to meeting the requirements, we are working to ensure that our customers have the resources and materials they need to understand the LCRR.  

On Dec. 16, 2021, EPA announced regulatory revisions to strengthen the framework on lead in drinking water. The EPA concluded that there were significant opportunities to improve the rule to support the overarching goal of proactively removing lead service lines and more equitably protecting public health. Specifically, the updated regulations require that the city submits the following items to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) before Oct. 16, 2024:

• Service line material inventory
• Tier 1 notification material
• Customer notification of service line material

A water service line is the segment of the water conveyance system that carries water from the water main to the residence. The portion of the line from the water main to the water meter is owned by the City of Daytona Beach and the portion of the line from the water meter to the residence is privately owned by the property owner.

The service line will typically enter your home through a hose bib connection located at the side of the house, most likely in the garage. It may also enter through the foundation in the crawl space, utility area or other location. 

There are currently no known lead pipes in our drinking water system. Florida does not have a high occurrence of lead, and the likelihood of finding lead service lines in our distribution system is low. 

The city banned the use of lead in the construction of water service lines in 1977. Furthermore, we have been testing for lead in accordance with federal regulations since 1992 and levels have consistently remained well below the EPA regulatory limit. 

Lead can enter drinking water when plumbing materials that contain lead corrode over time. The rate of corrosion is based on the water chemistry. The City has maintained a corrosion control program since the early 1990s and water quality sampling results have shown that the water in our system does not corrode lead pipes. 

All lead service lines have the potential to leach lead into drinking water, but we carefully manage water chemistry to prevent this from happening. To learn more about our water chemistry and water testing, you can view our annual water quality report.

Water quality tests are available to purchase at local retailers. For minimal cost, these tests can be performed at home and will provide lead concentration results for the individual consumer.

Below are accredited testing labs throughout Florida: 

Volusia County:

Pace Analytical Services, LLC 
8 East Tower Circle
Ormond Beach, Florida
(386) 672-5668

The Water Shed Laboratories, Inc.
304 South Spring Garden Ave.
DeLand, Florida
(386) 736-3397

Bay County

The Water Spigot
5806 East Highway 22
Panama City, Florida
(850) 871-1900

Broward County

Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services, Inc.
1460 West McNab Road
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
(954) 978-6400

PriorityLab
3301 NW 55th Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 
(954) 444-3857

Duval County

Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
6681 Southpoint Parkway
Jacksonville, Florida
(904) 363-9350

Hillsborough County

Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. - Tampa
9610 Princess Palm Avenue
Tampa, Florida
(813) 630-9616

Manatee County

Manatee County Utilities Department WTPQC Laboratory
17915 Waterline Road
Bradenton, Florida
(941) 746-3020

Benchmark EnviroAnalytical, Inc.
1711 12th Street East
Palmetto, Florida
(941) 723-9986

Orange County

EMSL Analytical, Inc. - Orlando
3303 Parkway Center Court
Orlando, Florida
(407) 599-5887

Seminole County

Eurofins Orlando
481 Newburyport Avenue
Altamonte Springs, Florida 
(407) 339-5984

You can refer to this EPA fact sheet to learn more about testing your drinking water.

The geospatial map on the program webpage will let you know if the service line material of your property is still unknown. The map can be found here. 

To look up your service line material data, enter your address in the search bar or pan and zoom to your location using the map. A Blue Dot means that your service line material is unknown, and we ask that you complete the self-reporting survey. A Gray Dot means that your service line material has been identified and no action is needed.

Instructions for identifying your service line material can be found here.

The survey results will be used to update our service line material inventory, which will be provided to the FDEP and posted online per the EPA’s requirements. No personal information will be shared. 

If your service line is identified as lead material, do not panic. The city has a corrosion control program that has been in place since the early 1990s that is high effective at preventing lead from leaching into the water.  Complete the survey so the city can be made aware of your lead pipe and react accordingly.   

For information on reducing potential lead in drinking water in your home, refer to the resources on the program webpage.

When reported, we will follow up with you to verify that the service line is lead. If your service line is confirmed to be lead, the city will provide a point of use pitcher filter certified for both lead and particulate removal.

Contact lead and copper regulatory compliance staff via this form and someone from the city will reach out to answer any questions you might have.

Following replacement, water quality sampling will be conducted to ensure lead levels are below the 10 parts per billion (ppb) level established by the EPA. 

The following link includes information on steps that can be completed to reduce lead exposure: [include webpage link to educational resources]. Additionally, you can learn more by visiting the EPA's website.

All program information including additional resources about lead exposure can be found on the Pipe Inventory Program webpage.