No more than one leak adjustment is allowed per household in any two-year period. However, because unpaid water and sewer charges constitute a tax lien against the property and its owner, all service changes need to be acknowledged and signed for by the property owner. Using this form can save you money as well as a trip to City Hall. For example, by using the Service Change Request Form, the seller and buyer of a home can perform their own meter reading for final billing purposes. Landlords and tenants also can qualify for the credit when moving.
Rigorous testing is done on a daily basis to ensure water quality and safety.
Lead seldom occurs naturally in water supplies like rivers and lakes. Lead enters the drinking water primarily as a result of the corrosion or wearing away of materials containing lead that are in the water distribution and household plumbing materials. When water stands for several hours in lead pipes or plumbing systems containing lead, the lead may dissolve into your drinking water. This means the first water drawn from the tap in the morning or later in the afternoon after returning from work or school can contain fairly high levels of lead. Any time the water in the faucet has gone unused for more than six hours, health officials recommend letting the water run from the tap before using it for drinking or cooking.