Shelley identifies lead service components; EPA mandate, inventory push replacement work
City engineers told the public that lead‑bearing components were found in Shelley’s distribution system and that EPA/state requirements mandate an inventory and replacement program; the council’s proposed project allocates major funding to replacing lead and galvanized lines.
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City engineering staff told the April 8 hearing that parts of Shelley’s distribution include short run sections of lead pipe between the main and residences and that galvanized fittings downstream of lead can concentrate and later release lead into homes. Dave Noel, the city engineer, said the EPA required a lead service inventory by 2024 and the city’s inventory work put it early in the state’s queue for assistance.
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