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Village schedules RCAP inspections to identify 414 unknown water service lines
Summary
The village administrator said Ohio EPA requires the municipality to identify service‑line materials; staff secured a grant with RCAP to inspect 414 unknown service lines the week of Aug. 10 and will mail letters and hang door tags to notify residents.
Village officials told council the Ohio EPA now requires municipalities to identify the material of all water service lines (residential and commercial). The village administrator said roughly 414 of about 2,100 service lines in the village remain unidentified and the water department secured free inspections through RCAP (a rural community assistance program) funded by a grant to perform vac‑truck excavations and visually inspect the lines.
"We have 414 service lines out of about, 2,100 that have yet to be identified," the village administrator said. He said RCAP will be in the village the week of Aug. 10 and, weather permitting, expects to complete the inspections in three to five days. Staff will send letters to the affected households and hang door tags the week before work begins so residents are not surprised by the vac‑truck activity in front yards; the village will restore topsoil and seed where needed following inspections.
Council members asked questions about timing and resident notification; staff said the program is free through the RCAP grant and that the village cannot force entry into private homes but can inspect exposed lines in front yards. The village administrator asked council to note the schedule so members could answer residents’ questions after notice is sent.
