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Newton selects CDM Smith to inventory lead service lines; council approves budget amendment despite $118,500 shortfall
Summary
Council approved hiring CDM Smith to inventory and investigate pre-lead-ban service laterals under the EPA Revised Lead and Copper Rule, awarding work estimated at $368,500 while the city’s approved budget currently supplies $250,000, leaving a $118,500 gap.
Newton City Council on Aug. 1 approved staff’s recommendation to select CDM Smith to assist the city in complying with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Revised Lead and Copper Rule.
Public Works and Utilities Director Dusty Wentz told council the revised federal rule requires inspection and inventory of all water service connections by October 2024. The city has roughly 6,900 service…
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