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CIP AND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS

Justification: The aging water lines throughout the City are old and present frequent
maintenance issues. Systematic replacement will reduce maintenance costs and
customer problems.

Operating Impact: Savings of approximately $15,000 annually are expected in
decreased maintenance issues for the system after completion of this project. The debt
service to cover the 2017 bond issuance began in FY2018 and the debt service for the
2019 debt issuance began in FY2020.

FY2023-2024 LEAD WATER SERVICE LINE IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM

❖ Description: The EPA published a new rule
where the City is required to develop and
maintain a lead water service line inventory.
The purpose of this project is to locate every
water meter in the City and determine the
service line material. While we are doing this,
we will also locate all water valves and fire
hydrants. We estimate there are 8,341 water
meters, 1,703 water valves and 653 fire
hydrants in the City. All information will be
placed into the Watauga GIS maps for record
purposes. Any lead water service lines will
need to be replaced. We anticipate
performing these replacements within a CIP
project. This project includes small, previously
unidentified wastewater and water line
problems detected and repaired throughout
the fiscal year.

Justification: Lead service lines have been
identified as the primary contributor of lead in
drinking water. This project will identify any
lead pipe inventory in the system and address
a plan for replacement of those pipes.

Operating Impact: This project is funded through the ARPA grant.

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