PENDLETON — Town of Pendleton is seeking the public’s help in identifying possible lead pipes in its water system. It sent a survey to water utility customers with December bills to help determine this.
“The Town of Pendleton has kick-started a Water Service Line Inventory Project in response to EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and IDEM (Indiana Department of Environmental Management) mandate via the Lead and Copper Rule Revision,” Assistant Planning Director Denise McKee said in an email to The Times-Post.
“The Town of Pendleton has always passed our water testing, but over the years, it has been proven that lead material water lines can cause serious illness and side effects.

“To assure high quality and safe drinking water for our water customers and community, the town is taking proactive steps to determine if any of our water lines are made of lead material. If any are identified, the town will then take the necessary precautions and actions to mitigate.”
Customers should have received the survey with their bill in late December, McKee said.
It seeks up to four pieces of information, including customer address, whether the home or building was constructed prior to 1986, and what the service line pipe is made of (lead, copper, galvanized, plastic/PVC or other). If a person can’t answer the last question, the survey requests a name and phone number so someone can contact them to figure it out.
The bill insert includes information showing where the service line is located and tips on determining the type of pipe used.
The survey can be completed on paper and returned with payment or dropped off at town hall, 100 W. State St. Or it can be completed electronically by scanning the included QR code or going to surveymonkey.com/r/PendletonLeadSurvey.
For more details on the survey, call 765-778-1301.