Consultant finds 20 lead service lines in Norborne; aldermen authorize grant mailers and mapping application

John Nilges, representing USA Solutions, told the Norborne Board of Aldermen on Jan. 13 that a recent potholing and survey identified 78 galvanized water service lines and 20 lead service lines within the city.

Following the presentation, Alderman Josh Elliott moved to submit paperwork for a grant modification allowing USA Solutions to mail notification materials to affected customers; Alderman Garrett Matthews seconded the motion, which the board carried. The board also approved a motion by Alderman Matthews, seconded by Alderman Julie McClure, permitting USA Solutions to submit a Missouri Department of Natural Resources grant application to fund further digital mapping of the city's water lines.

The survey numbers—78 galvanized and 20 lead service lines—were presented by USA Solutions as the results of recent potholing and a completed survey. The motions approved at the meeting do not include recorded vote tallies; minutes state simply that each motion "carried." The grant modification, if approved by the grantor, would allow targeted mailers to customers whose service lines were identified as lead or galvanized; the DNR application would support digital mapping intended to guide future replacement planning.

No timeline or funding commitment for replacing lead lines was specified during the presentation. The board assigned next steps to staff and consultants: submit the grant modification paperwork and proceed with the DNR grant application process. The city did not provide a timetable for mailings or for when digital mapping would be completed.