Independent Verification and Validation of the Lead Free DC Lead Service Line Removal Plan

Independent Verification and Validation of the Lead Free DC Lead Service Line Removal Plan 

Safe Water Engineering, LLC completed a third-party assessment of DC Water’s Lead Free DC Lead Service Line Replacement Plan (LFDC Plan) to ensure that, as proposed, the plan will achieve both DC Water and the District’s lead water service line replacement goals, including the removal and replacement of all lead water service lines by 2030, prioritization of vulnerable populations in any prioritization model, and fiscal responsibility. The Council of the District of Columbia added brass and galvanized service lines to its definition of lead service lines (LSLs) that require replacement in January 2021. 

Our report identifies challenges within the LFDC Plan that will make it difficult to achieve the District of Columbia’s goals, while providing clear recommendations to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the LFDC Plan. 

On Tuesday, September 27, Safe Water Engineering provided testimony at a public roundtable on The Report of the Lead Service Line Planning Task Force on Achieving Full Lead Water Service Line Replacements in the District by 2030. 

With the support of a lead service line replacement mandate and a fully funded program for all replacements in Washington, DC we believe the District of Columbia can meet the 2030 goal while including an additional 14,000 potential lead service lines and provide certified lead reducing filters for all homes with potential lead service lines until those services are replaced.  

Click here to download a copy of the PowerPoint presentation from Safe Water Engineering’s public testimony given on Tuesday, September 27.  

Click here for a copy of our Executive Summary.  

Additional media coverage can be found here with DCist and The Washington Informer.