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City says Woodland Park drinking water is safe after state flagged lead service-line inventory; staff to continue inspections
Summary
City utilities staff told the council March 6 that the city submitted its lead service line inventory but received a Tier 2 notice from the state because many service-line materials were listed as “unknown”; staff said the drinking water is safe and outlined outreach and inspection plans.
Woodland Park’s utilities director told the City Council on March 6 that the city’s drinking water remains safe but that the state issued a Tier 2 notice after finding the initial lead service line inventory incomplete.
“We will clear the water tonight,” Utilities Director Kip Wiley told council and members of the public during a presentation describing the federal and state lead and copper rule revisions and the city’s response. "Our water is safe to drink. I’ll say that many times tonight. It is safe," Wiley said.
Wiley summarized the federal Lead and Copper Rule revisions (LCRR) that required community water systems to submit an initial service-line inventory by Oct. 16, 2024, and to notify customers if the utility could not determine the material of the portion of the service line that runs from the main to the home. Woodland Park…
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