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Utilities director warns of water-tower rehab and Lead and Copper Rule preparations

City of Phillipsburg City Council · July 20, 2026
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Summary

Utilities Director Kent Footh told council the water-tower rehabilitation may require temporary conservation measures and flagged compliance tasks required by the Lead and Copper Rule going into effect Nov. 1, 2027.

Utilities Director Kent Footh updated the council on current water usage and previewed a planned water-tower rehabilitation project that could force temporary conservation measures during the work. Footh told the council to expect operational disruptions and discussed steps staff will need to take to prepare for the rehabilitation.

Footh also highlighted the Lead and Copper Rule, which the transcript records as going into effect on November 1, 2027, and said 'lots of discussion' followed about the collection and compliance tasks that will be required before that date. The council did not take a formal vote on funding or schedule at the July 20 meeting.

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