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Following lead exceedances, commission votes to include remaining lead service‑line replacements in next year’s budget
Summary
After staff reported that six of 37 routine lead tests exceeded the new 12 parts‑per‑billion action level, the commission distributed a public notice as required by the state and voted to include funding in next year’s budget to replace the township’s remaining lead service lines.
Groeschel Township on Oct. 14 notified residents that lead sampling results triggered a public‑notice requirement and the commission voted to include funding in next year’s budget to remove remaining lead service lines.
Director of public service John Keim told the commission that out of 37 test samples collected in the fall, six exceeded the state’s recently lowered action level of 12 parts per billion. He said staff immediately contacted affected homeowners, provided point‑of‑use filters and informed the state (EGLE). The exceedances triggered a required public notice and a change in monitoring: the township moves from reduced monitoring to a…
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