Starting September 30 and continuing through October 3, 2025, city inspection teams will be going door-to-door to offer free inspections of residential drinking water service lines. The inspection teams will consist of 2-4 people wearing fluorescent utility vests and “Get the Lead Out” badges with their names. All teams will be accompanied by a staff member of the City of Sidney.
Teams will ask for permission from the resident to inspect their water service lines. If the resident agrees, team members will locate the water service line where it enters the house, which is usually in the basement, and will conduct a quick and simple visual inspection of the water service line. Inspections will be completed in less than 5 minutes and will not disrupt water service. Information from the inspection will be used to update the City’s official water service line inventory.
The city is required by state and federal law to inventory water services lines made of or containing lead, which also includes galvanized steel lines downstream of a lead pipe. An initial inventory of water service line materials was completed in October 2024. The door-to-door inspection effort will focus on identifying the materials of service lines currently listed in the inventory as “unknown.”
The water service line inventory is available for review at the City of Sidney's Service Center located at 415 S. Vandemark Road from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Customers may also call the Water Department at 937.498.8117 and ask about the service material type for their property.
Water service lines are the pipes that carry water from water mains in the street to homes, schools, and other buildings.