Belton Water Services is dedicated to delivering safe and reliable drinking water to our residents. Belton takes the safety of drinking water seriously.
Along with other water utilities in our region and across the country, Belton Water Services is compiling an inventory of water pipe material on city-owned and customer-owned (private) service lines. This is called the Water Service Line Inventory.
As water flows through plumbing systems it could come into contact with lead pipes or pipe fittings that might potentially impact drinking water. In 1989, lead was banned as a pipe material for water service lines in the state of Missouri. Most buildings constructed after 1989 will not have lead, but it is possible.
Service lines are the pipes that connect from water main pipes to buildings and houses (see graphic). Ownership of each service line is divided between Belton Water Services and the customer. The service line material can be different for each side.
Typically, there are two sides of a water service line: