Adjusting water's chemistry

• Fort Worth has several plans, processes and programs in place to reduce our customers' exposure to lead from drinking water.
• Lead is not in the water leaving the treatment plant.
• The pipes in water distribution system are not made of lead.
• Lead can enter drinking water when a chemical reaction occurs in plumbing materials that contain lead.

Controlling water chemistry

• Fort Worth's treatment process includes adjusting the water chemistry to minimize or eliminate the negative chemical reaction. This is called corrosion control. 

• Fort Worth produces water that creates a scale on the inside of pipes. Where lead plumbing materials exist, this scale acts a barrier to reduce the dissolving of lead into the water.

• Fort Worth’ does this by adjusting the pH so the finished water is non-corrosive to metal.

• The treated water is monitored weekly to ensure it meets the the standards set by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The results are provided to TCEQ.