BREAKING NEWS

EPA DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2027

Water Utilities Have Two Years to Eliminate 'Unknowns'

After 10,000+ SWORDFISH inspections, Electro Scan finds that visual inspection of meter boxes and hose spigots are not a good predictor of buried pipe materials.

Electrical Resistance Testing Represents The Only Commercially Available Innovative Solution That Determines Pipe Materials, Without Digging!*

* Source: USEPA, Webinar, Lead Reduction Updates and Lead Service Line Identification (LSLID) and Replacement. December 3, 2024.

THE COMPETITION ('Potholing') v. SWORDFISH

Potholing & Visual Inspection? NO..

⛔️ Unable to confirm whether Galvanized, Copper or Plastic pipes has Lead.

⛔️ LCRI requires mandated customer notification & water flushing before water reuse.

⛔️ Only allows 6-18 inches of visual inspection of pipe; potentially missing lead segments.

⛔️ Unable to detect multiple pipe materials, fittings, or connectors with lead.

⛔️ Additional verifications & testing may be required to certify lead-free homeowner pipe.

⛔️ Most expensive and disruptive method.

⛔️ Least accurate.

Electrical Resistivity - SWORDFISH? YES..

✅ Identifies multiple pipe materials in a single pipe - Copper, Galvanized, Plastic, & Lead.

✅ Confirms lead particles to confirm if Galvanized Requiring Replacement.

✅ About 45 minutes, start to finish, including flushing in accordance with AWWA C810-17.

✅ Cable length of 80ft. Much better than 6-18 inches.

✅ Able to test pressurized pipes (meter-to-main) and unpressurized pipes (meter-to-home).

✅ Least cost. Averages 1/20th of the cost of potholing.

✅ Most accurate. Able to certify water services as Lead-Free.

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Surprise, Surprise!

"You're Pipes Aren't Straight"

Nearly 15,000 SWORDFISH inspections have taught us a lot. Especially about the location, condition, use of multiple pipe materials on a single water service line, and that two-points does not necessarily mean a straight line.

That's why Electro Scan Inc. has developed the SWORDFISH Lead Trace solution. Designed to navigate the toughest, most demanding, and complex underground conditions. Oftentimes installed by Contractors interested in installing the fastest and cheapest water service lines.

Contact Electro Scan to Borrow a Table Top Demo of 'How SWORDFISH Automatically Determines Pipe Material'

Does your City Council 'need to see' how easy Electro Scan's patented pipe material identification solution can identify different pipe materials? Contact Electro Scan to borrow one of its Table Top Demos to show what your water utility needs to adopt, instead of digging up your ratepayer's front yard.

Why 'Accurate' Water Service Line Inventories Are Important?

1. Safeguard Public Health.

2. Circumvent Legal Actions (Flint, MI)

3. Realize Potential Revenue.*

Did your consulting engineer or contractor cut corners in your water inventory?

Do you know how to verify your KNOWN pipe materials? This is part of annual LCRI compliance.

Still have UNKNOWN water service lines?

* Able to Charge Home Buyers or Sellers for Certification When Homes are Sold!

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Using SWORDFISH for Line Location

Need to accurate locate your service lines at the same time you determine pipe materials? Electro Scan's electrical resistance testing is the answer.

All of Electro Scan's AI solutions operate on a low voltage, high frequency basis, with RF-based line locators able to identify and track probe movement.

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More Home Buyers Request Sellers to Provide 'NO-LEAD' Certifications at Closing

Is Your City or State ready to issue 'NO-LEAD' Certifications to home buyers? Time to make sure that verifications are done right with actual inspection results.

Grading Your State

SWORDFISH - HANDOUT

Over 10,000 field investigations and climbing, the SWORDFISH is the #1 solution worldwide for identifying copper, galvanized, plastic, and lead pipe materials, without digging.

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How SWORDFISH's Revolutionary Tech Became Only Technology to Find Lead Pipes

Award-Winning SWORDFISH Identifies One or More Pipe Materials in a Single Water Line

ABOVE - Electro Scan's probe measures the change in electrical resistivity as it moves through a pipe. Since each pipe material has a unique resistance, the SWORDFISH probe easil identifies multiple pipe materials, sometime 4-5 different changes, connectors, or fixtures, ensuring any lead component or pipe wall is detected.

Ask The Experts

Call or email our team of pipeline experts, including:

Chuck Hansen, Mobile: 916-275-2921

Mike App, Mobile: 917-817-0090

Matt Campos, Mobile: 916-879-0686

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