The Dalles Public Works Department is asking for the help of its water customers to help meet new federal rules calling for municipalities to inventory all the pipes from the water main to where the service line connects to a building.  Public Works Director Dave Anderson says they have never found any lead pipes, but they are required to go through the inventory process.  To do that, Anderson says they have sent a brochure asking people to report the kind of pipes they have….and one of the steps includes doing a scratch test on the pipe.  Along with the brochure that has been sent out, there is information at the City’s website at thedalles.org.