Sponsor
Alderman McCarthy
Title
Ordinance 09-16
To amend Chapter 98 - Utilities, Article III. - Water Utility, Division 1, Generally, of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin.
The Common Council of the City of Racine, Wisconsin do ordain as follows:
Part 1: Amend Chapter 98 - Utilities, Article III. - Water Utility, Division 1, Generally, of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin by adding the following section:
“Sec. 98-64. - Replacement of Privately Owned Lead Service Lines.
(a) There are water mains buried underneath the streets and public rights of way in the city. Properties receive water from a water main via two service lines. One service line runs from the water main to a stop valve located either in the grass parkway, sidewalk or driveway of a property. That service line is owned by the water utility and is referred to as the “Utility’s Service Line”. Another service line extends from that stop valve to the water meter assembly in the basement of the home or other structure located on the property. That service line is owned by the private property owner and is referred to as the “Private Service Line”.
(b) At the time of adoption of this ordinance, there are approximately 9,000 properties in the city where both the Utility’s Service Line and the Private Service Line are made of lead. Additionally, there are properties in the City where the Utility’s Service Line is made of lead and the Private Service Line is made of copper, cast iron or galvanized iron. Lead Private Service Lines and iron Private Service Lines that are connected to lead Public Service Lines are collectively referred to herein as the “Eligible Private Service Lines”.
(c) There are two types of public works projects normally performed by the Racine Water Utility (collectively the “Public Works Projects”) that include work performed on behalf of the water utility, as funds are available, to replace the Utility’s Service Lines that are made of lead in the c...
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