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Public works flags ~$50,000 water-tower recoating, sewer camera costs and state lead-service inventory deadline
Summary
Public Works Director Kris Alesch told the Early City Council the water-tower interior will likely require about $50,000 in repairs and recoating, sewer-camera work is estimated at $6,500–$8,000, and the Iowa DNR/EPA framework requires a lead-service-line inventory by Oct. 16, 2024; the city will notify homeowners.
Kris Alesch, Early's director of public works, reported infrastructure needs that will affect upcoming budgets and homeowner notifications.
Alesch said a recent inspection of the city's water tower showed the interior will need repairs and recoating, with an estimated cost of about $50,000. He also said several sewer lines should be cleaned and camera-inspected; the quoted range for that work was $6,500 to $8,000.
Alesch reported that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, referencing EPA guidance, requires municipalities to inventory lead service lines and deliver an inventory by Oct. 16, 2024. He said the city believes lead service lines connected to residential homes built before 1988 will be common unless homeowners previously upgraded their service; the city will send letters to all customers on the municipal water system to gather information about service-line materials.
"The City believes these lines will need to be eradicated in the near future," Alesch said in his report to the council, as recorded in the minutes.
Clerk-reported payments and pay applications tied to capital work were also on the bills list: John T. Jones Construction Pay App #12 for the water treatment facility ($156,137.10) and Schmitt Construction pay entries for the 2nd Street water main ($166,046.23). The totals reported in the minutes list $374,777.96 in expenses for the period covered by the consent agenda.
Council did not take separate policy action on lead remediation at the meeting; Alesch's report identified the inventory requirement and potential future work for council consideration and budget planning.
