KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Even though more than two-thirds of the city’s lead service lines have been replaced already, Kalamazoo officials say work continues on their years-long initiative to replace the city’s lead service lines.
Earlier this month city commissioners approved a $4.1 million contract with SWT Excavating, Inc. of Galesburg for the next step in the process of replacing all existing lead service lines, which is a state mandate.
As of June, the city has surpassed more than 6,700 lead service line replacements with an estimated 10,000 total lead service lines in the city. Last year, the city replaced more than 1,000 non-copper lines, with the initiative funded by the Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence, State of Michigan Drinking Water Revolving Fund Program, and the City of Kalamazoo’s Capital Improvements Project Program…