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Wausau updates lead service-line inventory as meter replacements expose underreporting
Summary
City staff told the Water Works Commission Feb. 3 that about 3,100 city-owned lead service lines remain known on the public side while many private-side materials are still "unknown," and that physical verification is required under the federal/state lead-and-copper rule ahead of 2027 requirements.
Chair called the meeting to order and staff opened the director's report with an update on meter installations and the lead-and-copper rule inventory. Scott said the utility has been replacing and testing meters to improve accuracy and to support compliance work tied to lead service-line inventories.
The most immediate compliance task is identifying materials on the private side of service lines; staff reported roughly 3,100 known lead service lines on the city-owned (street) side but said a large number remain "unknown" on the homeowner side. "We sent 97, 76 notices out," Scott said when describing the outreach effort; the utility is offering appointment-based in-home verification or a…
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