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For renters and parents

How to get a tap test without buying a kit.

Your tap is past the plant.

Official reports measure the treatment plant and a few sample homes.

You drink what comes out of your kitchen.

We can look up 60614, 49022, 39201, and 10001 today.

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Chicago 60614Benton Harbor 49022Jackson 39201New York 10001

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How it works

Three steps. No invoice first.

You are already on step one.

  1. 01

    Look up your ZIP

    We match it to a public water system, not just a city name.

  2. 02

    See what official records show

    Notice status, pipe inventory, and lab results stay on separate records.

  3. 03

    Use the first public testing door

    Start with a duty the utility or a health program already has.

Kitchen tap running

This is our mission

Safe water is a right, not a privilege.

There is no safe blood-lead level.

Infants mix formula from the tap.

Most programs wait for a blood test, then look at the house.

We find the kitchen tap first, then use public programs to pay for the sample and the notice.

See who pays for a test

Who it is for

If you drink the water, start here.

Homes and renters
The people who drink the water and often never see the letter.
Schools and Head Start
Fixtures the utility does not sample, including formula stations.
Clinics and parents
Find lead at the tap before a blood-lead spike.
Agencies
States, utilities, and health departments that have a duty and need a kitchen-tap tool.
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Your testing path

Leave with a next step, not a brochure.

Use the ZIP at the top of this page.

We send you to the first public door that can pay for a certified tap test.

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I drink this water
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I fund or run a program
Federal dollars already pay for sampling, renter notice, and school testing.
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Cities we can look up today

Chicago is the first city we built for. Benton Harbor, Jackson, and New York City are here so you can compare notice records and a city that already offers a free kit.

IL0316000
City of Chicago
2,721,308 people drink this water.
Lead service linesNotice failed

Household tests at or above 10 ppb: 6

MI0000600
City of Benton Harbor
9,800 people drink this water.
Galvanized linesNotice late

Household tests at or above 10 ppb: 0

MS0250008
City of Jackson
145,000 people drink this water.
Unknown linesNotice failed

Household tests at or above 10 ppb: 2

NY7003493
New York City
8,300,000 people drink this water.
Unknown linesNotice on time

Household tests at or above 10 ppb: 0

What happened after the plant

Household cluster
2026-08-20
Six lab-verified kitchen taps over 10 ppb in 28 days
Example household cluster for product design. Median 18 ppb, max 47 ppb. This is household data, not a utility exceedance.
Watch
2026-07-08
A certified kitchen tap in Chicago tested at or above 10 ppb
12.4 ppb on 2026-07-08. This is a household lab result, not a utility finding.
Official record
2026-07-02
Jackson missed a required lead-pipe notice
EPA OIG: the state delayed entering SDWA violations into the federal database.

Public reporting this week

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Industry
2026-06-30
Jackson recorded no citywide boil-water notice in spring 2026
JXN Water
JXN Water’s quarter ended June 30, 2026 reported 64 localized precautionary boil-water notices and no citywide notice, plus a plan to replace about 13,000 galvanized service lines.
A public door
2026-06-29
EPA published a school and child-care list guide for 2027 testing
U.S. EPA
Community water systems must compile eligible school and child-care lists by November 1, 2027, so those taps can be sampled under the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements.
Industry
2026-04-15
EPA asked utilities for comments on LCRI inventory tips
U.S. EPA
EPA sought public input through April 30, 2026 on draft access and service-line inventory tips for the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements.

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