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Shelby staff brief council on EPA‑required water‑line identification, smokestack condition and bridge inspections
Summary
City staff reported that Arcadis and Kelly Brothers will begin the next round of EPA‑mandated water service line identification the week of Sept. 22; the city has about 450 unknown service lines. A drone inspection found structural issues with the light plant smokestack and a cost estimate for removal or repurposing is expected in 2–3 weeks.
Council utilities staff and committee members updated the Shelby City Council on several infrastructure items, including an EPA‑required water service line identification program, a new utility notification system and a recent drone inspection of the light plant smokestack.
Councilman McLaughlin reported that Arcadis and Kelly Brothers are performing the citys service line material identification work required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Notification letters for the second round of service‑line outreach are scheduled to start the week of Sept. 22 and will cover streets including East Main, Strand Boulevard, Mansfield Avenue extension, High School Avenue, Auburn Avenue, Marvin Avenue, Jennings Court and Plum Avenue. McLaughlin said there are approximately 450 service lines that remain labeled "unknown." He urged residents to respond to letters and register for utility notifications on the city website.
The committee also said the utilities office finalized a notifications feature in the billing system that can send texts, emails and automated calls; customers can register on the city website.
Separately, McLaughlin reported on a June 26 drone inspection of the light plant smokestack. He described exterior problems including damaged mortar joints, spalling and cracks around several bands and a diagonal crack below the platform; the interior coating was described as "in fairly good condition." McLaughlin said the city will obtain a demolition and repurposing cost estimate for the smokestack in about two to three weeks.
Council and staff discussed bridge inspections. Parkwood Drive work is nearly complete and the Maxwell Drive structure "does not meet the federal definition of bridge," McLaughlin said, meaning it is not eligible for federal bridge inspection programs. Council members asked staff to produce a regular local bridge assessment so nonfederal structures receive routine review.
No formal action was taken at the meeting on these items; staff indicated follow‑up reports and project cost estimates will return to the council.
