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Water-Sewer Department identifies service lines for replacement
FILE PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO
The Water-Sewer Department will send out letters in the coming weeks updating residents on the status of their service lines to the public water system.
The letters are required by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) as part of efforts to remove and replace iron pipe and lead services statewide. Updates to MADEP’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCCR), which mandate service line inventories and water system updates, took effect October 2024.
According to Water-Sewer Manager Jed Fenneuff, the town still is in the identification process but has not found any lead water lines.
“There’s 140 iron pipes that we’ve identified,” said Fenneuff. “The town will be making an effort over the next 10 years to eliminate those iron pipe services.”
The town will be removing those service lines up to the property line. From there, property owners can make the decision to remove iron services on their property.
Once lines are identified and removed, they will be replaced with polyethylene tubing. “We have 10 years from 2027 to remove all of our iron pipe and lead services in our water system,” Fenneuff said. He further recommended that residents check out the MADEP website on the LCRR for more information.
— NICK SCHOFIELD
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