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City manager: EPA rule required letter about unknown lead service lines; city will inventory 1,800 connections
Summary
City Manager Barry Carr told the Jenks City Council that a federal requirement forced the city to mail notices to customers with unknown service‑line materials. The city plans to excavate and inspect unknown connections, then schedule replacements as required, but the work will take time and resources.
The Jenks City Council received an explanation from City Manager Barry Carr about a city letter that raised concern among residents: the letter informed approximately 1,800 customers the city could not determine the material of their water service line and that the city would be inspecting those connections.
Carr said the notice was required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of a nationwide effort to locate and remove lead service lines. The letter — sent to properties where historical records did not clearly report pipe materials — led to several calls and questions because the mailing deadline fell just before the Thanksgiving holiday, when city offices were closed and staff could not immediately answer residents’ questions.
What the city will do: Carr said the next step is a physical inspection program to…
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