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Dunsmuir to notify residents after missing EPA deadline for lead-service-line inventory
Summary
City staff told the council the EPA-required lead service-line inventory was not completed within the federal timeline, classifying the city as a Tier 2 violation; the city will mail notifications and scope a survey program, expecting state grant funding to assist replacements if needed.
Staff informed the council that the EPA mandate to inventory lead service lines for all service connections was not completed within the agency’s short timeline, resulting in a Tier 2 violation. The city will notify all water customers that the survey was not completed on time and will begin scoping how to complete the inventory.
Public questions focused on what the inventory entails and whether replacements would be paid by homeowners. Staff said the inventory requires checking the service line from the meter to the house to determine material. The city noted historical staff experience that they have not observed lead service lines locally, but federal/state funds are expected to be made available for replacement work in many communities; the city will pursue available funding and report findings.
Council did not vote on the item but supported moving forward with the required notifications and developing a scope and cost estimate.
