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Public works seeks authority to use infrastructure fee to inspect and replace private lead service lines under new EPA rule
Summary
Public Works told the council it needs to rename and expand the environmental protection fee to fund mandatory inventories and replacements under the EPA’s revised Lead and Copper Rule; staff cited an inventory deadline of November 2027 and described potholing inspections and outreach to 6,900 property owners.
Anne Arundel County’s Department of Public Works asked the County Council to revise allowable uses of an existing utility fee so the county can meet a federal lead service‑line inventory and replacement mandate.
Erin Day, assistant director of public works, said the Environmental Protection Agency’s revised Lead and Copper Rule (an amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act) requires all public water utilities serving more than 3,000 customers to inventory service line materials and to replace lead service lines. Day said the county currently serves about 130,000 properties and has roughly…
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