Water Department briefing on the $25 million annual line: federal 10-year mandate with no federal funding, about 16,000 known and 12,000 unknown lines, $500 to $700 million total, GHD vulnerability scoring, a $22 million grant finishing phase one by mid-2027, a $12 million main and valve bond, and restoration problems with a contractor. The 10-year plan is due to the EPA by November 2027.
Joint committee: lead line replacement cited as a program needing coordination with sidewalk and street work; members asked for a public multi-year plan.
$25 million binding ordinance and $12 million water capital reviewed. Cost estimate $500 to $700 million; about 12,000 lines of unknown material still being inventoried; lobbying effort starting and a support resolution expected next voting session.