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Notice/Advertisement Title: Lead Service Line Replacement Program -- Coverage and Prioritization of Service Line Replacements
Contact Name: Emilie Eskridge
Contact Telephone Number: (614) 645-2509
Contact Email Address: EVEskridge@columbus.gov
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RULE AND REGULATION NO. 26-04 May 2026
Division of Water
Columbus Water & Power
SUBJECT: LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM - COVERAGE AND PRIORITIZATION OF SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENTS
Pursuant to the authority granted under Columbus City Code Chapters 1101 and 1119, the Director of Columbus Water & Power hereby adopts, establishes, and publishes this rule and regulation to be effective at the earliest date allowed by law. This rule and regulation supersedes Division of Water Rule and Regulation 25-01, published January 18, 2025 and January 25, 2025. This rule and regulation is in addition to any established requirements that have not been superseded or rescinded by this or any previous act.
The Lead Service Line Replacement Program (the “Program”) was established by the adoption of Chapter 1119 of the Columbus City Codes.
APPLICATION:
This rule and regulation applies to every Lead Service Line, as defined in City Code Section 1119.02(A), connected to the public water system of the City of Columbus, Division of Water, in the City of Columbus. Due to the inability to verify that galvanized service lines were never downstream of lead, all galvanized lines shall be considered to be Galvanized Requiring Replacement as defined in City Code Section 1119.02(B) and therefore subject to this rule and regulation as a Lead Service Line.
This rule and regulation does not apply to service lines located within water distribution systems owned by other political subdivisions but operated, under contract, by the City of Columbus, Division of Water for which the Ohio EPA considers the City of Columbus, Division of Water to be the water purveyor, as the replacement of those service lines will be managed th...
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