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Consultants tell Greenville City Council an aggressive lead‑line replacement schedule would save residents and the city millions
Summary
Consultants from Arcadus told the Greenville City Council the city has roughly 2,000 lead service lines and should consider an aggressive replacement schedule to capture 0% loans and up to 50% principal forgiveness through federal/state programs; they recommended the city consider covering both sides of replacements to maximize participation and savings.
At a Greenville City Council meeting, consultants from Arcadus outlined a lead service line replacement plan and urged the city to act quickly to capture federal and state assistance.
"Lead is very toxic. There is actually no safe level of lead," said Sheri Loose of Arcadus, explaining why the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s updated Lead and Copper Rule requires cities to inventory lines and submit replacement plans. Loose told council members the city submitted an inventory in October 2024 and must have a replacement plan in place by Nov. 1, 2027.
Arcadus senior engineer Jason Abbott said Greenville has "approximately over 2,000 lead service lines" and described a two‑phase program that prioritizes neighborhoods near planned public‑works projects to avoid redoing recent street work. Abbott said project areas were divided into eight groups and clustered into Phase 1 (1A/1B) and Phase 2, with Phase 2 covering roughly 1,000 laterals.
Consultants proposed two paces: a moderate schedule…
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