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Hazel Park begins identification of 2,000+ unknown water service lines with replacements planned after holidays
Summary
City staff said the city is identifying more than 2,000 unknown household water service lines to check for lead and plans to begin physical replacements after the holidays, aiming to complete work within a couple of years.
The city’s water department told the council on Dec. 9 that Hazel Park has begun identifying more than 2,000 unknown water service lines to determine whether they are lead or copper and that replacement work will follow.
"What we're doing is identifying the 2,000 plus unknown water service lines ... So we're trying to determine who may still have a lead service line or a copper service line within the city," a department head (Tim) said. He said the identification phase is underway and that, "after the holidays, we'll be starting to replace all these that we have identified," with an expectation the city could be lead‑free within a couple of years.
Tim credited department staff and named operations employees for keeping services running while he handled a family health matter. He said the program is part of a state revolving fund project; details on funding allocations and a public schedule for individual homes were not provided in the meeting record.
Next steps: staff will continue line identification and begin replacement work after the holidays. The city did not provide per‑household timelines or a published schedule at the meeting; residents seeking more information were not directed to a specific contact in the transcript.
