What progress is being made in the replacement of lead piping joining domestic premises to the public water supply.

In some areas, lead pipes were used to connect domestic properties to the public water supply up until about 1970. This pipe, known as the service pipe, is made up of the communication pipe and the supply pipe. Scottish Water is responsible for the communication pipe, the section in the street up to the property boundary and property owners are responsible for the supply pipe, the section from the property boundary into the property itself. Any internal lead plumbing is the responsibility of the property owner.As part of its work renewing water mains across Scotland, Scottish Water is replacing any lead communication pipes it comes across. Scottish Water also advises property owners of the risks from their own lead pipes and of steps that they can take to reduce that risk.In addition, if a property owner replaces their lead supply pipe, then Scottish Water is required, upon request, to replace the corresponding lead communication pipe.