Big Win for Your Family’s Safety: Aqua Pennsylvania Replaces 1,000 Toxic Lead Pipes—And It’s Just the Start!

BRYN MAWR, PA – Aqua Pennsylvania has reached a major milestone in its efforts to improve drinking water safety by completing the replacement of 1,000 customer-owned lead and galvanized service lines in 62 Pennsylvania communities. This initiative reflects the company's efforts to reduce the risk of lead contamination in drinking water and protect public health.

“This extensive project demonstrates our commitment to protecting our customers’ drinking water from contaminants like lead,” said Marc Lucca, president of Aqua Pennsylvania. “We look forward to working with our customers to achieve our goal of eliminating lead-containing service lines and ensuring the pipes that deliver their drinking water are made of the safest materials.”

Customer-owned utility lines that run from the sidewalk to homes and businesses are at risk of leaching lead into the water, despite Aqua's treatment methods. Through Aqua's Customer Lead Service Line Replacement Program, property owners were able to replace these aging pipes free of charge, with the completed work covered by a warranty.

Since the program began, Aqua has replaced 241 lead pipes and 777 galvanized pipes this year alone. Communities benefiting from these improvements include Athens Borough in Bradford County, Bensalem Township in Bucks County and West Chester Borough in Chester County. Much of the work in Chester County was funded by a low-interest loan from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST).

Aqua Pennsylvania plans to exceed these achievements in 2025 and beyond and continues its mission to eliminate all such lines throughout its distribution system. Lucca emphasized the importance of working with customers to achieve this goal. “This is a groundbreaking project and we are proud to be leading the way in modernizing water infrastructure,” he said. “We are just getting started and will continue to use our expertise to lead across Pennsylvania.”

The program aims to replace 100% of the lead service lines in its system by 2025, five years ahead of the deadline required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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