AQUARION WATER COMPANY
LEAD & COPPER SAMPLING PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS
These samples are being collected to determine the lead and copper levels in your tap water. This sampling effort
is required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Connecticut. The program is being
accomplished through the cooperation of homeowners and residents. Thank you for your participation.

Please be sure to collect the sample and leave it on your front porch before 8:30 am on

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DAY MONTH ##

In order to collect an accurate sample, please take a minute to read these instructions.
There must be a minimum of 6 hours during which no water has been used from the tap
where the sample is taken or any taps adjacent or close to that tap, however be sure to use a
tap that has been in regular use. (Not an abandoned or infrequently used tap.)
We suggest that early morning or evenings upon returning home are the best times to collect the
sample to ensure the necessary minimum 6 hour stagnant water conditions exist.
Please fill in the label on the bottle completely, using a ball point pen.
Be sure to include:
Name
Address
Date/time water last used
Date /time collected
Faucet- Kitchen
Single family residence? (yes or no)
Water treatment devices? (filters, softeners etc. – yes or no & explain)
Recent Plumbing changes? (new faucet, pipes etc.-yes or no & explain)
A kitchen COLD water faucet is to be used for the sampling. Do not remove the aerator prior
to sampling. Place the opened sample bottle below the faucet and gently open the cold water tap,
(Do not run any water to waste before collecting the sample) fill the bottle to the top, replace the
cap and tighten.
Leave the sample bottle outside your front door by 8:30 am on the above specified date and
Aquarion personnel will pick it up between the times of 8:30am and 2:00pm. It will be tested &
you will receive the results by mail.
Call Daniel Evangelista at (203) 445-7341 if you have any problems or questions regarding these
instructions.

 Thank you for your cooperation.