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City to buy equipment to help remove lead service lines under federal rule
Summary
The council agreed to advance the purchase of a vactor truck, a lead line puller and a plug‑hug hydrant cleaner to assist with replacing lead service lines required by the Lead and Copper Rule; Bailey Groth said purchases will be funded from water and sewer reserves.
Bailey Groth, Superintendent of Water and Wastewater, told the council the department is seeking to purchase three pieces of equipment — a vactor truck, a lead line puller and a plug‑hug hydrant cleaner — to support removal of lead service lines, citing the requirements of the Lead and Copper Rule.
"These would be paid for through water and sewer reserves," Groth said, and asked council to move the capital spending resolution forward to the business meeting. Council agreed to advance the item.
No final purchase contract was approved at the conference meeting; the item was advanced for formal consideration at the next business meeting. The purchase, if approved, would be funded from utility reserves reported by the superintendent and is described as part of the city's compliance work on lead service line replacement.
