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Council weighs state lead-and-copper rule, approves meter replacements for customers on water-line protection plan
Summary
Beaver Dam heard staff briefing on a new Division of Water LCR rule affecting galvanized and lead service lines, approved sending notices and replacing meters for customers enrolled in a water-line protection plan, and asked staff to inventory affected homes and consult Division of Water guidance.
Beaver Dam—s council discussed a new Division of Water lead-and-copper rule (referred to in the meeting as "LCR 5") and approved a motion to replace meters for customers who subscribe to the city—s water-line protection plan.
Speaker 4 told the council that the Division of Water—s new rule requires notification to households with galvanized or lead service lines. "We don't have any lead, but we do have some galvanized," Speaker 4 said, adding that the city could send notification letters and that customers who pay for the water-line protection coverage could have their service lines replaced if necessary. Council members discussed inventory work already under way; Speaker 4 said there were about 20 galvanized lines on the replacement list but staff had not yet confirmed how many customers were enrolled in the protection plan.
Speaker 3 moved to approve replacing meters for customers under the water-line protection program; Speaker 5 seconded. Members discussed legal and liability concerns about replacing lines proactively and agreed staff should pursue additional steps with the Division of Water to determine whether the city could avoid wholesale replacement. The motion to authorize replacements for customers covered by the protection plan passed by voice vote.
Council directed staff to: (1) send notification letters to affected customers, (2) confirm how many enrolled customers would be eligible for replacement, and (3) continue coordination with the Division of Water on compliance and potential exemptions. No vote tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript excerpt.
