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East Bangor Borough Authority Water Survey
Important: This is a mandate by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the authority
must provide a spreadsheet to the EPA with all service fine information by October 16, 2024.
The East Bangor Authority is requesting your input for a survey, this survey will take about 10 minutes and will help us identify and ultimately remove lead service lines from the existing infrastructure.
GET THE LEAD OUT!
If you need further assistance, you can contact us by email, ebmadmin@ptd.net or phone 570-856-4527 or mail to East Bangor Municipal Authority, P.O. Box 539 East Bangor, Pa. 18013.
You will be asked to:
Enter your contact information Identify your service lines
And upload a picture
If you need further assistance, please indicate that in the following steps and a representative will contact you.
Description content for the survey follows:
First Name:
Last Name:
Physical Address:
Please enter the address for the home being surveyed
Phone Number:
Please enter a phone number where you can be contacted
Email:
Please enter an email address where you can be contacted
TO DETERMINE THE MATERIAL OF YOUR WATER SERVICE LINE YOU WILL NEED TO:
• Locate the servce line pipe as it enters your home from an exterior wall or floor (can be in crawl space or basement)
Lightly scratch the pipe with a coin (like a lottery ticket) and check with a magnet
Load
A dull, silver-gray color that is easily scratched with a com Use a magnet – strong magnets will not cling to lead pipes
Galvanized
A dull, silver-gray color Use a magnet – strong magnets wi typically cling to galvanized pipes
Copper
The color of a copper penny
Plastic
Vins, nyd pipe that is joined to water supply
pping with a clamp
Types of water pipes
Follow the guidance below or contact u Icensed plumber to determine the materia of your water pipes To identify the material of your service pipe material on private property, check your household water service connection, typically located in the basement
Homeowners should idently and replace old household pipes, particularly galvanized plumbing and sources of lead. The type of household plumbing can vary throughout your household
Material Type:
Please select the material of your pipe. Wash hands after inspecting pipe.
LEAD: if the pipe is DULL, SILVER, GRAY COLOR and a coin scratch is SHINY SILVER (IS NOT Magnetic)
Magnetic)
Magnetic)
Magnetic)
GALVANIZED: if the pipe is a DULL, SILVER-GRAY COLOR (IS
COPPER: if the pipe and scratch is the color of a PENNY (IS NOT
PLASTIC: if the pipe is BLUE, WHITE, or BLACK (IS NOT
I NEED HELP
TO DETERMINE THE ENTRY POINT OF YOUR WATER SERVICE CONSULT THE AERIAL IMAGE SHOWN BELOW:
The front of your building is the face of your building you see when looking at it from its addressed street.
The sides are therefore respective from the front of the building.
The rear is opposite of the front
• Locate the service line pipe as it enters your home from the an exterior wall or floor (can be in a crawl space or basement) match that with your respective side of your building.
REAR
D
Service Line Entry Location: Please indicate where your
water service line enters your building/house
Front Side of Building
FRONT
SIDE
STREET
OF YOUR ADDRESS
Rear Side of Building
Right Side of Building
Left Side of Building
Unknown
Other
Please take a picture of your service line where it enters
your home, only if possible and email it to ebmadmin@ptd.net; be sure to include the service address in the subject line.
Do you know the size of your service line?
Please select the size of your pipe. If your aren’t sure, please select UNKNOWN
3/4 inch
1 inch
Unknown
Other
Service Line Installation Date:
Please enter the date, year, or estimated date range when the service line was installed or replaced.
Year Your Home Was Constructed: Please enter the estimated year your home was built:
