Lead service line replacement program (2027 DWSRF project plan)
Kalamazoo
Summary
Kalamazoo is applying for $19 million in low-interest state funding to replace the last chunk of its lead water lines — about 1,900 of them in neighborhoods south and east of downtown. The city is already 67 percent done and could finish by 2029-2030.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
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Last discussed Jun 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $1.55 a month per household if the $19M loan comes through at 3 percent over 20 years — and individual homeowners are never billed for their own line replacement.
Residents in Millwood, Southwest Nedge, Oakwood, Winchell, West Main and other neighborhoods still on lead lines.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Commission - Jun 15, 2026
A $4.1 million contract keeps replacing old lead and galvanized service lines, and the city plans to borrow up to $21.2 million for its $44 million water capital plan — with no change to already-approved 2026 water rates.
City Commission - May 11, 2026
Kalamazoo is applying for $19 million in low-interest state funding to replace the last chunk of its lead water lines — about 1,900 of them in neighborhoods south and east of downtown. The city is already 67 percent done and could finish by 2029-2030.
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