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City plans to continue lead-service-line replacements; $4.4M state loan application for private-side work
Summary
Staff described a phase‑2 lead service line private-side replacement project and a $4.4 million Wisconsin DNR loan application; Mayor Payne said the city signed an agreement with Superior Water, Light and Power and that replacements "will occur," with the city considering a fund to help households with out‑of‑sequence failures.
Staff reported the city applied for a $4.4 million Wisconsin DNR safe drinking water loan program to fund private-side lead service line replacements in the North End and East 2nd Street corridor, potentially including a percentage of principal forgiveness if awarded.
Mayor Payne said the city has an agreement with Superior Water, Light and Power and indicated he considers lead-line replacement a near‑nonnegotiable budget priority: "So to me, I think this is kind of nonnegotiable funding," he said, adding the city will keep the item on the priorities sheet and consider creating a separate fund to help property owners who experience out-of-sequence failures outside of scheduled replacements.
Why it matters: Private-side lead-service-line replacement reduces risk of lead exposure in drinking water and can impose large costs on individual property owners; the city seeks state funding and discussed options to support homeowners who face urgent failures ahead of the planned timeline.
