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Detroit seeks federal help to remove lead service lines; City to match Army Corps funds for right‑of‑way work
Summary
Detroit Water and Sewer Department asked the public health and safety committee to walk on a DWSD contract to match federal funding for lead service line removals; officials said the Army Corps will fund much of the work in city right‑of‑way and the city must act quickly to secure this season’s work.
Detroit Water and Sewer Department officials told the City Council Public Health and Safety Standing Committee on May 12 that they are asking the council to quickly approve a walk‑on contract to secure matching funds that would unlock Army Corps of Engineers work to remove lead service lines in the city right‑of‑way.
“First, the Biden administration changed the lead and copper rule to require all utilities to remove the lines within a 10‑year period,” Gary Brown, director of the Detroit Water and Sewer Department, told the committee. “So we have to remove 10% of the lines.” Brown said the city has used prior federal and bond funding and that the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to…
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