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File #: 207650    Version: 1
Type: Order Status: Approved
File created: 3/11/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/14/2019 Final action: 2/13/2020
Enactment date: 3/14/2019 Enactment #: 207650
Title: That the Director of Water and Sewer take the steps described within regarding lead service lines.
Sponsors: Wilfred N. Mbah, Mark Niedergang

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That the Director of Water and Sewer take the steps described within regarding lead service lines.

 

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That the Director of Water and Sewer:

1.                     provide an inventory of any City-owned or privately-owned properties which have a lead service line or are suspected to have a lead service line,

2.                     make that inventory publicly available via the City website along with information on the health risks,

3.                     mail information to any property owner with a lead service line, and

4.                     develop and implement a program to replace any lead service lines with non-lead bearing materials, said program to include measures to reduce or eliminate the financial burden for replacement of any portion of the lead service line on private property.