Department of Utilities
Reference: Lead Service Line Inventory and Investigation
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez - City Manager
Prepared By: Scott Olsen - Director of Utilities
Date Prepared: November 11, 2024
PURPOSE
Requesting City Council approval, at a future meeting, of an ordinance to allow the City of Brighton to investigate service line materials on customer owned lines. This ordinance will ensure the required number of lines is investigated in an efficient and cost-effective manner. The City does not believe there are lead service lines but must prove we do not have lead lines. State regulators have approved using a statistically random subset of the inventory to visually inspect service lines. The City is required to visually inspect the service lines of at least 317 addresses. Response from the initial notifications has been very low, approximately 0.1%. Plus, experience gained from other utilities indicates customers have not engaged to the level required for this work to proceed. If this ordinance is passed, the City will have the ability to do the required investigation efficiently. Customers will be notified of the work and the area of the pothole will be returned to original condition.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
On December 16, 2021, EPA finalized the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), which further strengthens the protections against lead in drinking water. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment subsequently adopted the rule into Regulation 11: Colorado Primary Drinking Water Regulations. The LCRR contains several new requirements for water systems. One of the key changes is a requirement to develop a system-wide lead service line inventory of water service lines both on the customer side (owner-side) and the City side (utility-side).
Lead is a natural element that has been used in a variety of industries and poses significant health concerns. Lead was once used as a m...
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