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City Manager outlines lead-service-line review, public notices coming under EPA rule
Summary
City Manager Brandt told the council the city submitted its LCRR report, has identified about 44% of public-side service lines as non-lead, and will notify customers with 'unknown' materials while publishing a public address lookup and training staff on responses.
City Manager Brandt updated the council on the city’s implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), saying the city has submitted the required mid‑October report and will issue public notices to customers whose service-line materials are currently unknown.
Brandt said the city's inventory work has identified roughly 44% of the public system as not having lead or problematic galvanized connections; approximately 55–56% of service connections remain classified as "unknown" pending further analysis. "We've already submitted our report," Brandt told the council, and staff will notify customers and post guidance drawn from EPA and North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) materials explaining options for testing private-side pipe materials.
Under the timeline described to the council, staff have three years to analyze and reduce the number of unknowns; the city faces a longer, multi‑year schedule for replacing any identified lead service lines on the public side. Brandt said staff will provide a public-facing website where residents can enter an address to learn whether the system lists their service as 'non-lead,' 'lead,' or 'unknown,' and that internal training is planned so staff can respond to public queries without causing undue alarm.
Brandt emphasized that finding an 'unknown' classification does not by itself mean lead is present and that private-side investigations and any physical replacements are usually the responsibility of homeowners or property owners. He told the council that draft outreach materials have been shared with members and that the city will proceed with notifications and support resources consistent with EPA and NCDEQ guidance.
