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A service line is how water gets into people's houses, so there's a water main typically

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in the street, and then there's a copper pipe or plastic pipe that comes from the water

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main to a curb stop.

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And then from the curb stop, the water line comes in through the house into a water meter.

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And in the city of Fargo, from the water main to that shut off or curb stop is the

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city of Fargo's responsibility.

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And from the curb stop to the water meter is the resident's responsibility.

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There's been a really big push in the federal government and news to get a lot of older

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lead service lines that are in cities out of distribution systems.

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The majority of our service lines in the city of Fargo are copper or plastic, and we do

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have a couple thousand that are lead on the private side or the homeowner side of the

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service line.

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So we actually got 66.5% loan forgiveness through the Drinking Water State Revolving

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Fund.

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And just recently, the city commission decided to cover the remaining costs for homeowners.

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So there's some follow-up testing and requirements that need to be followed after it's replaced.

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But it really is the best time to get it replaced right now when we have these funding sources

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available.

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Several months ago, we sent letters to every resident in the city of Fargo that has a lead

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service line.

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So if you do have one, you should have got a letter in the mail.

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If you didn't get that letter or you're interested in looking to see what service line is coming

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off of the water main or the one coming into your house, you can go to the city of Fargo

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website and there's a GIS map that breaks out what material the utility side is versus

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the private side.

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If you also want to get on the list for lead service line replacement, you can call the

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water plant number, 701-241-1469.