Lead Service Line Replacement in Cherry Hill, NJ
Cherry Hill Township, Camden County. Family-owned, licensed and insured, and self-performing every stage of the work since 1979.
We replace lead and galvanized water service lines on the private side of Cherry Hill properties. Depending on your address, your water comes from New Jersey American Water or the Merchantville-Pennsauken Water Commission, and we coordinate with whichever one serves you, pull the township permit, install new copper, and restore the lawn or driveway.
Free written estimates. Licensed and insured. Every site is quoted individually.
Free estimate in Cherry Hill, NJ
Why Cherry Hill homeowners are getting letters
New Jersey requires every community water system to inventory the material of each service line and to replace lead lines and galvanized lines that require replacement. If your water company has flagged your address as lead, galvanized, or unknown, you may have received a notice. That letter is the most common reason Cherry Hill owners call us about their water line.
Much of Cherry Hill was built from the 1950s through the 1970s. Homes from the earlier part of that window are the ones most likely to have older galvanized services, and in some cases lead goosenecks or connectors near the main.
Two water companies, one township
Cherry Hill isn't served by a single water utility. Some addresses get water from New Jersey American Water and others from the Merchantville-Pennsauken Water Commission. Each runs its own replacement program, its own scheduling and its own policy on who pays for the private side. Your bill tells you which one you have, and that's the first call to make.
Public side vs. private side
A service line has two parts. The utility owns the piece from the main to the curb stop. You own the piece from the curb stop into your house. We replace the private section, and we time our work with the utility so both halves are done together and the house isn't left with new pipe connected to old.
How we confirm what's buried
What you see at the basement wall only tells you about that last foot of pipe. To know what runs under the yard, we dig a small test pit near the curb stop and look. Lead is dull gray and soft; galvanized is gray, harder, and magnetic; copper scratches to a penny color.
Replacement methods
Where conditions allow, we pull new copper through the ground trenchlessly, with a pit at the curb and one at the foundation. When a trench makes more sense — around tree roots, existing utilities or a long run — we keep it narrow and set the topsoil aside for restoration.
- Test pit at the curb stop
- New copper service, trenchless where possible
- New connection inside the foundation wall
- Pressure check before backfill
- Lawn, walk or driveway restoration
Driveways in the way
Many Cherry Hill services run under the driveway. Trenchless pulling often avoids cutting it at all. If concrete has to be opened, we saw-cut a clean patch and replace it.
Doing the sewer at the same time
Houses with original water lines often have original clay sewer laterals too. If the yard is already open, it can be worth camera-inspecting the sewer while we're there.
Permits and coordination
Service line replacement requires a permit from Cherry Hill Township and coordination with your water company. We file the permit, schedule inspections and line up the utility's work so the water is off only for the final connection.
Who pays
Cost responsibility for the private side depends on your water company's program. Ask them first. If they're covering it, let them. If the cost is yours, or you'd rather not wait for their schedule, we'll give you a free written estimate.
Emergency service
If a water or sewer line fails outright, our crews respond around the clock.
Sewage backing up right now? Call (856) 488-2227 — 24/7 emergency service.
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Cherry Hill questions, answered.
Either New Jersey American Water or the Merchantville-Pennsauken Water Commission. Your water bill shows which.
It means the utility hasn't confirmed it. A test pit at the curb stop answers the question.
Often, yes. Trenchless pulling usually needs only small pits at each end.
Yes, and we coordinate the utility's side of the work.
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