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MLGW tells council it will seek homeowners’ right of entry for 600‑home lead line pilot; ARPA timeline highlighted
Summary
President McGowan told councilmembers MLGW will target 600 homes for a lead service-line replacement pilot and will seek individual signed right‑of‑entry forms; he cited a prior 23% acceptance rate for an earlier pilot and said ARPA funds must be spent by September 2026.
Memphis — Memphis Light, Gas & Water officials told city council they will pursue individual homeowners’ signed right‑of‑entry forms to carry out a 600‑home lead service‑line replacement pilot and that outreach will be targeted to prior public-side replacements where private lines remain.
President McGowan said MLGW and its contracted partner will contact homeowners directly — planning up to four pieces of correspondence — and that when residents opt in they will sign a right‑of‑entry form allowing crews to…
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