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Monmouth outlines lead service-line replacement plan with EPA-supported potholing and inspections
Summary
City staff said phase one bids for lead service-line replacement will open Nov. 24; EPA-funded potholing and door-to-door service-line verification are scheduled for December–January to identify lines for replacement (estimated 275–300 addresses in phase one).
City water department staff told the council on Nov. 4 that the city is preparing to begin a multi-year lead service-line replacement program.
Staff said phase-one bids will open Nov. 24 and work is expected to begin next year; phase one is projected to replace roughly 275 to 300 service-line addresses. The department said the federal Environmental Protection Agency is funding potholing work in town (staff estimated roughly $200,000–$300,000 but said the EPA would not provide an exact figure in the meeting) and will sponsor a contractor to locate service-line materials in the right-of-way between Dec. 2 and Jan. 17. The EPA will also send teams to knock on doors and, with resident permission, inspect basements between Dec. 12 and Dec. 14 to verify whether individual residences have lead service lines.
Water staff framed the work as preparatory: potholing and inspections will identify which addresses need replacement and help the city plan funding and scheduling. Staff also updated council on other capital work—West Harlem watermain Phase 2 is underway—and noted construction delays on the downtown square project but said crews are progressing.
No formal vote was required for the update; staff asked residents to call City Hall with questions and said the city plans to send direct correspondence to households as the program advances.
