Council approves $30,000 for potholing to verify lead service lines after DPW inventory identifies dozens of candidate lines
November 05, 2024 | Flat Rock, Wayne County, Michigan
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Eric, the city’s department of public works speaker, told the council the full inventory turned up “172 lead or possible lead” service lines and 10 unknowns. He said crews have already removed 10 entries from a list tied to replacement work and that the city has replaced 76 services since last summer. The additional potholing will help confirm material at the main, at the stop and inside homes, Eric said, because verification requires checks at multiple points in the line.
Eric described the request to “get it narrowed down so we can have the lead line list ready to go in the spring for more replacements and then the water testing.” He told the council the work will reduce the number of unknowns and allow staff to prioritize replacements.
Council members moved and approved the funding by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript. No implementation schedule was provided at the meeting beyond staff remarks that the list would be used for spring replacement planning.
Eric also noted the city has replaced 76 services since last summer and that residents alerted to lead findings typically request replacement quickly; staff said the work can be stretched but that demand rises when residents learn they have lead.
The motion passed without recorded dissent.
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