Aurora set to enact program to replace lead water pipes

The Beacon News
Steve Lord

Aurora is set to enact a new program to help people replace lead water pipes that service their homes.

Aldermen are likely to approve the program at the regular City Council meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the council chambers, City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place.

The plan provides a choice of mechanisms by which private homeowners can deal with the lead water service lines to their homes.

The city owns and operates a water distribution system, but the city's responsibility and ownership ends where the private homeowners' service line connects to the water, on private property.

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