On Wednesday, 21 customers of the City of Lebanon Authority (CoLA) who have known lead service lines will take a sample of their water for analysis to determine the presence or absence of lead.

CoLA has routinely tested for lead for between 15 and 20 years and at various locations throughout its distribution system. All recent testing has shown no indication of lead in any customers’ water, Tom Deitzler, CoLA deputy director, told the board at its meeting Monday.

Wednesday’s single-day sampling is the first to target known lead service lines and the first to follow a strict protocol. Fourteen additional customers will sample their water, but their service lines are of unknown material, Deitzler said in an email Tuesday.

Lead pipes have been known to leach lead particles into drinking wa

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