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Edmore manager reports CDSMI submission; outlines lead-service replacements, DWAM work and dentist wastewater options
Summary
Village Manager Mark Borden told the Oct. 14 council the village submitted its EGLE CDSMI report, identified one known lead service and two galvanized connections for replacement (bids under $25,000), and described options for a dentist’s wastewater handling; ARPA funds and a DWAM grant will be used to complete further service-line identification before year-end.
Village Manager Mark Borden told the council on Oct. 14 that Edmore submitted its EGLE Complete Distribution System Materials Inventory (CDSMI) report on Oct. 10 and that the inventory should be treated as a "living document."
Borden reported the CDSMI identified one known water service containing a lead component and two service lines currently tied into galvanized pipe; the village is seeking bids to replace the three locations, and the quoted cost so far is under $25,000. He said the village obtained a DWAM grant to hydro-excavate and identify service-line materials and that the contractor—which had identified about 20% of locations—will return to excavate additional sites with remaining DWAM funds.
Borden said the village would like to use remaining ARPA funds to complete identification of all service-line materials so the inventory is accurate and the village avoids replacing lines later classified as "unknown" by EGLE. He emphasized that ARPA funds must be spent by Dec. 31, 2024, or be under contract by that date.
Borden also outlined three options for Edmore Family Dentistry (Dr. Kinser) after the county health department said it would not issue a septic permit for the dental office’s current configuration: (1) reconfigure internal plumbing and use a dedicated hauled medical-waste tank, removing the practice as a municipal sewer customer; (2) install a grinder-pump sewer line to convey waste about 1,600 feet to the nearest village manhole (with continued double-rate sewer billing); or (3) transfer ownership of the existing lift station and piping to the dentist, who would assume maintenance and electric costs while remaining the sole customer. Borden said option three currently "seems to be the best solution" and asked for a meeting between Dr. Kinser and the utility committee.
