Number
170527
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
160438, 160742
Sponsor
ALD. BOHL
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to semi-annual reporting to the common council by Milwaukee water works and the department of public works regarding the status of lead water service line replacement.
Section
225-22.5-11 rc
Analysis
This ordinance provides that Milwaukee water works and the department of public works shall report to the common council regarding the status of lead water service line replacement on a semi-annual basis, beginning on January 31, 2018.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 225-22.5-11 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
225-22.5-11
11. REPORTS. a. Semi-Annual Reports: Financial Impacts on Property Owners.
a-1. Prior to January 31, 2018 and every 6 months thereafter, the commissioner of public works or the commissioner’s designee shall submit to the common council a report on the financial impacts of implementation of this section on property owners who have had their water service lines replaced under this section.
a-2. Report Contents. Prior to November 30, 2017, the commissioner of public works or the commissioner’s designee shall submit, to the appropriate common council standing committee, a description of the types of financial impacts and other information that will be provided to the common council in the reports required by subd.1.
b. Semi-Annual Reports: Status of Water-Service Line Replacement. Prior to January 1, 2018 and every 6 months thereafter, the superintendent of Milwaukee water works or the superintendent’s designee and the commissioner of public works or the commissioner’s designee shall submit to the common council a report on the status of water-service line replacement or lining efforts, testing results of lead in water, emerging technologies for remediating lead in water, and ongoing plans for addressing the lead-in-water issue. Milwaukee...
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