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Wisconsin Rapids prepares ordinance, grant applications to replace lead service lines; city weighs private-side logistics
Summary
Mayor Matt Zacker said the city passed an ordinance draft to meet a federal mandate to remove lead and galvanized service lines, estimated to affect about 500 homes in the city; state statute limits municipal work on private property, so the city is exploring contracting and coordinating replacements with street projects.
Mayor Matt Zacker told WFHR that a federal program requires the removal of lead and galvanized service lines that can introduce lead into household water, and the city is updating an ordinance so it can pursue state and federal clean-water grants.
"So they want all of that out, which is a big undertaking," Zacker said, describing the federal push to replace…
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