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Norwich council adopts $5.75 million planning appropriation for lead service-line program
Summary
The Norwich City Council on March 3 adopted an ordinance to increase planning funds for a lead and copper service-line replacement program in the city, approving an appropriation increase from $2,000,000 to $5,750,000 and authorizing revenue bonds secured by water revenue to meet that appropriation.
The Norwich City Council on March 3 adopted an ordinance to increase planning funds for a lead and copper service-line replacement program in the city, approving an appropriation increase from $2,000,000 to $5,750,000 and authorizing revenue bonds secured by water revenue to meet that appropriation.
Council members voted 7–0 to adopt the ordinance after a public hearing with few speakers and a presentation from Norwich Public Utilities staff about the scope and legal drivers for the work.
Norwich Public Utilities Assistant General Manager Jeff Breining told the council the requirement came from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and then through the Connecticut Department of Public Health, and said the utility has so far found "very little lead here in the community. We found 4, lead pipes on our side and 7 on the customer side." He…
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