The City of Fall River is making strides in replacing the 3,000 or so lead service water lines that run from the street to private properties across the city.
Director of Community Utilities Paul Ferland says the remediation work comes at no cost to the property owner and is being paid for by federal, state and local grants and loans.
The city is also in the process of conducting a government-mandated inventory of all water infrastructure connections from the street to the approximately 22,000 properties in Fall River. Most of the properties have been accounted for, with questions remaining on approximately 8,000.
Residents may be visited by city officials or contractors seeking to gather the material inventory or have the option to supply the information themselves. All the information and work are being requested free of charge to the property owner.
Mr. Ferland says the city needs to collect the data on infrastructure material by the end of 2024. He also says the city is currently working on launching an interactive map, that will be available on the city’s website in the next month, where property owners can click on their property to see the inventory of material or if the information is still being sought by the city.
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