Lead Water Line Removal in Rochester, NY

Your home likely has a lead line if it was built before 1986 and the service line has never been replaced. Rochester homeowners can check by gently scratching the pipe near the water meter: lead is soft, dull gray, and non-magnetic.

We handle the private-side portion of the line, which runs from the curb stop to your water meter inside the home. The city manages the public-side segment from the water main to the curb stop.

Rochester is actively replacing lead lines on the public side, but private-side replacement is the homeowner's responsibility. Removing your private lead line is the only way to fully eliminate lead risk between the street and your tap.

Some excavation is needed to access and remove the buried line. Tru North Pipe restores all disturbed surface areas after the new line is installed.

Yes, Rochester homeowners can schedule private-side lead line removal at any time, regardless of where the city is in its street-by-street replacement schedule. You do not need to wait for a city notice to act.

The old lead line is fully removed and replaced with new service piping that runs clean water from the curb stop to your meter. The new line is flushed before we close out the job.