Onancock outlines water‑meter replacement and lead/copper inventory plan
Summary
Town manager said setter boxes and meter boxes for roughly 800 meters are arriving and the meter replacement will enable 24/7 readings; the work will also allow a federally required lead-and-copper inventory of house-side plumbing.
Town manager Matt Spuck told the council that shipment of setter boxes and meter boxes for about 800 water meters is expected in mid-to-end of next month and that installation will be staged so meters go live in the billing system as they are installed.
He also said the town will perform the federally required lead-and-copper inventory by inspecting plumbing when meters are pulled; while the town has no known lead service pipes, the work will identify house-side materials. "That's a huge project and massive benefit to taxpayers," Matt said, noting the new meters will provide near real-time leak notification and reduce the chance of catastrophic bills.
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