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Council tables pilot loan program for galvanized/lead service-line replacement
Summary
Council heard an extended presentation about new EPA rules that classify galvanized lines previously connected to lead as ‘lead service lines,’ learned the city has roughly 1,227 private galvanized service lines, and voted to table Ordinance 06-25 establishing a pilot loan program funded at $200,000 for 2025.
BEXLEY, Ohio — The City of Bexley on Feb. 25 heard a detailed staff presentation about federal changes to the Lead and Copper Rule and a proposed pilot loan program to help owner-occupants replace private galvanized service lines. Council then voted to table Ordinance 06-25 to allow more time for review.
Staff explained that in October 2024 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revised its definition of “lead service line” to include galvanized service lines that had previously been connected to lead. Under the new rule, communities must identify and report all such service lines and replace them on a federally defined schedule; staff noted an initial…
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