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Saginaw staff outline plan and timeline for replacing lead and galvanized service lines
Summary
City staff described a multi‑year state‑mandated lead/copper inventory and a program to replace service lines; public works said about 6,300 active replacements remain and contractors and crews are already working on projects.
City public‑works staff told the council the state’s lead and copper rules prompted a citywide inventory and a multi‑year program to replace lead and galvanized water service lines connecting homes to the main.
Phil Carwatt, public services staff, summarized the city’s work and the technical reasons for the material choice used in recent replacements: "The state changed the lead copper rule 4 or 5 years ago, with the situation that happened in Flint. They mandated that any cities that have lead and or pipe, once connected to lead, change" the service lines and complete a distribution system materials inventory. Carwatt said crews and contractors have already replaced roughly 3,700–4,000 lines and that about 6,300 active service lines…
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