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Kingsport moves to inventory water service lines under new EPA rules; applies for state grant
Summary
Kingsport officials voted Jan. 20 to apply for a Tennessee state water infrastructure grant to pay for an inventory of water service line materials required by recent EPA lead and copper rule changes.
Kingsport city officials voted unanimously Jan. 20 to apply for a Tennessee state water infrastructure grant to assist with a required inventory of water service line materials under recent revisions to the EPA lead and copper rule.
Deputy City Manager Ryan explained the rule change requires ‘‘positive identification’’ of the materials for the entire service lateral: from the distribution main to the meter (the utility’s side) and from the meter to the house (the customer’s side). Ryan said Kingsport’s voluntary survey reached roughly 30% of the system’s about 38,000 service connections and that no lead service lines were reported in the voluntary…
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