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Cascade discusses lead-service line replacement plan after DNR inventory
Summary
Council discussed a Department of Natural Resources mandate to inventory and replace lead service lines, identified about 38 likely lines in Cascade, and debated funding options including fronting costs from the water fund and assessing homeowners.
Cascade City Council discussed steps to address lead service lines on April 14 after the Iowa Department of Natural Resources required a service-line inventory and replacement plan.
Marty, a city public-works staff member, told council members that the inventory identified about "38" service lines that may be lead or galvanized and therefore flagged under the DNR rules. "About 38," Marty said when asked how many lines were identified. Marty and other staff described how the DNR treats galvanized service connections as an automatic flag for lead unless verified…
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