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Wausau updates residents on accelerated lead service line replacements, projects 1,800+ in 2026
Summary
Community Infrastructure Partners told the Wausau Common Council the city has replaced more than 2,100 private lead service lines to date, secured roughly $19 million in state and federal funding, and projects replacing about 1,800 lines in 2026 while noting remaining uncertainties about material verification and bedrock that could raise costs.
Wausau officials and their contractor gave the Common Council a progress report on the city's accelerated lead service line replacement program on Dec. 9.
Sean of Community Infrastructure Partners said the program replaced 605 private-side lead service lines in 2024 and 1,534 in 2025, for "over 2,100 lines to date," and that the city has secured roughly $19 million through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and EPA programs. He told the council the funding package includes about $12 million in grant principal forgiveness and roughly $8.7 million in heavily…
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