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Council directs staff to refine lead service line ordinance ahead of federal grant deadline
Summary
The Wisconsin Rapids Common Council directed staff to revise a lead service line replacement ordinance and return it to Public Works, noting an estimated ~500 of the city’s 7,500 services may be lead-impacted and that an ordinance is needed to apply for Safe Drinking Water Act funds in June.
The Wisconsin Rapids Common Council on an evening meeting voted unanimously to direct staff to review and finalize a draft ordinance requiring replacement of lead or otherwise impacted galvanized water service lines and return the ordinance to the Public Works Committee for further review.
Councilmember Pompquist said committee members asked for more time to refine the draft so residents would have clearer timelines and more understandable language. An unidentified city staff member told the council the city currently estimates roughly 500 of about 7,500 service lines are either galvanized and impacted by…
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