Denver Water Protects Customers With Data-Driven Lead Reduction Program

By John Nolte, GISP, GIS Manager, Denver Water

Denver Water is committed to delivering a safe, reliable water supply to its customers. The water provided to homes and businesses is lead-free, but lead can get into the water as it moves through customer-owned, lead-containing household fixtures, plumbing, and water service lines—the pipe that brings water into the home from the main in the street.

In 2020, Denver Water launched its unprecedented Lead Reduction Program. The program was approved in December 2019 by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.