Personnel issues addressed
The State Legislature wants to avoid further lead contamination issues like the ones that affected Flint, Mich., and the smaller Ohio town of Sebring and has ordered villages to work this year to identify potential sources of contamination.
Rushsylvania’s Board of Public Affairs and Council took up the discussion Monday on how they will comply with the order from the state by the looming March 9 deadline.
Village utilities superintendent Chris Coak said he was contacted by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in January about the law that was signed in June.
He and BPA President Chuck Skidmore said in addition to requiring utilities operators to document facts about the age and condition of the pipes, including the location of all copper and lead pipes, the law also requires the municipality to contact property owners to determine the age of plumbing and fixtures inside homes and other structures.
“It will not require homeowners to upgrade or replace anything,” Mr. Skidmore told council, explaining that they intend to mail out brief questionnaires about plumbing in the near future.
Read complete story in Tuesday’s Examiner.
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