2,000 down, 8,000 to go the City of Kalamazoo says of replacing lead water service lines

Second Wave SW Michigan
Al Jones

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​​The City of Kalamazoo will continue its efforts to eliminate lead water service lines by replacing 2,000 more of them next year in the city’s Northside Neighborhood, the Northwood section of Kalamazoo Township, and adjacent areas.
 
Called the “North Kalamazoo” project, the $20 million effort is to begin after approvals are made and contractors are assigned late this year. It is to be completed in 2023. The project is targeting lead water services in an area generally north of Kalamazoo Avenue to the Township line and between Nichols Road and the Kalamazoo River, according to information provided by the city.
 
“Lead is not good and we need to make sure all the service lines in Kalamazoo are copper,” says Kalamazoo Public Services Director James Baker.

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