Nesquehoning residents should expect to see a letter by the end of the year regarding the type of piping they have running into their houses.

Recently, Suzanne Smith of the borough water authority announced that Nesquehoning has until the end of the year to send out letters for phase three of the lead and copper piping line survey requirement, which the borough has been working on since last year.

The survey is part of a state mandate requiring municipalities to identify the types of water service lines currently running to each residence.

Smith said that while many residents responded, some didn’t provide all necessary information and photos, which is why they would receive letters.

Others didn’t respond at all and will receive a different letter outlining what is needed.

“The only way for us to be compliant, as far as the state goes, is to get these letters out,” she said. “Now, the residents have to be compliant as well.”

The state is requiring that municipalities know what types of lines are being used and possibly down the line, be required to replace any lines not meeting compliance.

“Resident compliance is going to be essential,” Smith said. “It will help us get grant money in the event lines need to be replaced.”

Nesquehoning is in better shape than some other places, Smith said she was told by the state.

“We’re further in the process to where others are,” she said. “We want to keep with it and stay on top of it.”

The state first established the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions in 2021 as a way to address lead contamination in water.

In 2024, the borough because working on obtaining the information needed to comply with the mandate.

People were asked to look at the pipe used to bring water into your home and report what type of material, whether it be galvanized, copper, plastic or lead.

In other water matters, the water authority voted to update its rules and regulations to meet today’s standards regarding borough water operations, new developments and projects, and how they should be set.

The estimated cost is approximately $14,000 for the updates.

The board voted to allow ARRO Consulting to begin updating the rules and regulations to comply with Act 57.