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Lead Service Line Inventory

UPDATE (May 28, 2025) – We have partnered up with 120 Water and the Rhode Island Rural Water Association (RIRWA) to perform inspections of remaining service line materials. See flyer below for information on how to schedule your appointment or head to our PWFD Lead Service Line Inventory Website for more information.

District Operators are  also knocking on select customer’s doors in order to inventory the type of material the water service entering the home is made of. Operators carry IDs and can be asked to show identification.

As part of EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revision, they have mandated that every public water supplier take an inventory of all the water service lines in their distribution system primarily to identify and remove lead service lines.

Meter Replacement (Ongoing)

The District is in the process of replacing water meters.  Any water meters that are nearing 21 years of service are being targeted for replacement.  Additionally, any meter that requires repair, relocation, testing, appears to have reading issues or other routine maintenance work during the normal course of business will be replaced if it has reached 75% percent of its useful life, or 16 years of age.

Transmitter Replacement Project (Ongoing)

We are in the process of replacing transmitter devices throughout the district. These devices enable us to acquire water meter readings through radio communication and are usually located on the outside of the house near where your water service enters. Over time these devices need replacing due to being defective, coming to end of life, tampering, or various other reasons. Unfortunately, in order to do the switch out, a PWFD water distribution operator will need to step onto the property. We appreciate your patience while we perform these replacements. This will be an ongoing project.

GPS Project (Ongoing)

We are in the process of building a high accuracy electronic mapping/database system for the water distribution system. In order to gather critical data, each customer’s curb stop (shut off valve) must be located. To minimize interruption and to maximize efficiency we are using past engineering drawings, a metal detector, and advanced global positioning system hardware. Unfortunately, we may have to do some light digging with hand tools to visually confirm the location of these curb stops as many have become buried over the years. We appreciate your patience while our team of water distribution operators, geographical information systems analyst, and intern work to accomplish this project. This will be an ongoing project.