Lead Service Line Inventory

What Our Customers Need to Know: 

Under the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lead and Copper Rule Revisions, utilities must create an inventory of all the drinking water service lines in their system. Westfield Department of Public Works-Water Division is doing an inventory of water service lines in its water distribution system. This inventory will identify the material of your service line.

Westfield DPW-Water Division customers’ drinking water comes from a combination of the storage tanks and active sources closest to that individual’s tap, coming to the system’s treatment plants from the Granville Reservoir and eight groundwater wells. When water leaves the treatment plants, it does not have lead. Lead can enter drinking water when it travels through water service lines that contain lead and/or your home or building's internal plumbing.

Westfield DPW-Water Division is not aware of any lead service lines present in its water distribution system. Based on annual reports, the Water Division has not installed any lead services lines in its service area since 1940.

Knowing the materials of the service lines in our service area helps us better protect our customers and reduce potential lead exposure. Westfield DPW-Water Division does not expect to find many lead service lines in their service area, if any. If we do find lead service lines, the Water Division will give you steps to protect your health and use the inventory to create a plan for replacement.

What is a Water Service Line?

Water service lines are small pipes that carry water from the Water Division's water mains, located in the streets, to individual homes and buildings. Service lines can be made of plastic, brass, copper, cast iron, ductile iron, lead, or galvanized steel (which can have lead). In the United States, homes built before 1986 may have lead pipes that connect the home to the Water Division’s water mains while homes built after 1986 should not have a lead service line. The Water Division is not aware of any lead service lines present in its water distribution system. Based on annual reports, the Water Division has not installed any lead services lines in its service area since 1940.

Who Owns the Water Service Line?

Westfield DPW-Water Division and property owners share service line ownership. The Water Division owns the service line from the main in the street to the curb stop, typically at the property line or in the sidewalk. The property owner owns the service line from the curb stop to where it enters the home and connects with the water meter.

What Material is Your Service Line?

View the inventory map below to see if we have information on your service line.

Westfield DPW-Water Division needs your help to update its service line material records. View the Inventory Map below to see if we have information for your service line. If not, please find the material of your service line and report it to us using our survey form - Checking Your Service Line Material.

Service Line Inventory Map
(Map is updated monthly)

Search for your address using the search bar at the top-right corner of the map. On a mobile device? We recommend using full screen.

Cannot find your address? Check that you entered it correctly in the search tool. If your address is not on the map, that means the address is not associated with a Westfield DPW-Water Division account. If you think that this is an error, please reach out to the Westfield DPW-Water Division at (413) 572-6226 or water.dept@cityofwestfield.org.