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A lead service line is removed in Ashland, Wisconsin. The green circle at the bottom of the trench is the curb stop which dictates where the private portion of the water line begins. Image: Phil Wesner
By Taylor Haelterman
A Wisconsin lead service line replacement program got a $64 million funding boost this year from state and federal sources.
But it will only replace 5 to 10 percent of the state’s more than 200,000 privately owned water service lines, state officials said.
“Some more money needs to get into this effort,” said Becky Scott, the team leader for Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ lead service line replacement program.