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CIP AND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS

FY2024-2025 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 did this, we
located all water valves and fire hydrants. We
estimated 8,341 water meters, 1,703 water
valves and 653 fire hydrants in the City. The
identification inventory was completed in
October 2024 with 8,471 total service lines
inspected with 6 identified as containing lead,
11 identified as galvanized lines still requiring
replacement, and 8,454 identified as non-lead.
All information will be placed into the Watauga
GIS maps for record purposes. The identified
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.

OTHER UTILITY SYSTEM PROJECTS

FY2024-2025 UTILITY MAINTENANCE PROJECTS

❖ Description: This project includes small, previously unidentified wastewater and water
line problems detected and repaired throughout the fiscal year.

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