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Oshkosh public works warns of large private-side lead service backlog and funding gaps
Summary
The city estimates 7,000–8,000 private-side lead service lines remain and the replacement cost could be $40–50 million; officials said federal and state funding streams have been slow and that a $300+ million proposal in the governor's budget was removed from recent JFC cuts.
Oshkosh public-works officials told state lawmakers on May 19 that the city faces a sizable backlog of private-side lead service lines and an urgent funding need to comply with federal drinking-water requirements.
Public Works Director James Robbie said the city estimates between 7,000 and 8,000 private-service lines still need replacement. "Private side replacements are averaging around $5,400 per replacement," he said, and the city's rough cost estimate for private-side work was "$40 to $50,000,000."
Robbie said the…
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