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County reports progress on lead lateral replacements; homeowners to face no out-of-pocket cost under grant
Summary
Officials said the city of Hartford plans to replace about nine private side laterals in 2025 and 14 in 2026 using grant funds; West Bend already received roughly $157,600 in reimbursements. County staff said private property owners should not owe costs under the grant agreement.
A county staff member updated the committee on the lead‑service‑line (lead lateral) replacement program, saying the city of Hartford has completed a memorandum of understanding and expects to replace nine private‑side laterals in 2025 and 14 in 2026 using available grant funds.
“We're looking at completing roughly 9 lateral lead battles in 2025 and 14 in 2026,” the staff member said, noting Hartford provided a detailed plan and an inventory to help project budgeting. The county said staff are building a dashboard to track completed replacements and remaining work.
The staff member said the village of Slinger and the city of West Bend are also engaged. West Bend has already requested reimbursement and received about $157,600 for lead lateral work completed earlier this year.
On homeowner costs, the staff member said the grant covers private‑side lateral replacement costs: “What we did was when when a grant was set up, we put set aside roughly $5,000 per private side of the lateral kind of as an estimate. But what the the grant agreement says is whatever the cost is, that's what we will pay.” The speaker added some incidental homeowner burdens — for example, time to allow workers into the house — may arise, but the program intends to cover direct construction and restoration costs such as sidewalks, trees or finished‑basement drywall impacted by the work.
The staff member acknowledged some homeowners may decline entry and that local municipalities vary in approach: “The city West Pet actually passed the ordinance, but that was not the case. It's not. It's a little controversial … the village singer, I was hoping for more of a compliance, voluntary compliance than a forced compliance.” The county said it will not enforce municipal ordinances and that enforcement would remain with the municipality that chooses to pursue mandatory replacement.
No vote or policy change on the grant occurred at this meeting; the presentation was an informational update.
