City of Kendallville Water Department replacement programs
Compare verified public-side and private-side coverage, eligibility rules, and application friction for City of Kendallville Water Department.
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Lead Line Replacement Program
Public side: yes the city manages replacement work in the public system
Private side: yes participating customers pay no additional fees when they join the city program
Income rules: no published income screen
Property rules: service lines requiring replacement are identified through the inventory and phase areas and owners must sign a right-of-entry form
Contractor rules: city-selected contractors perform potholing verification replacement and follow-up testing
Deadline: No fixed deadline published
Verification: Verified 2026-04-04 / verified
Before you apply
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Program count
1 verified program record(s)
Lead Line Replacement Program
Public/private split
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Address confirmation path
Inventory page only
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Notice and inventory context
inventory-notices-and-phase-1-replacement-program-published
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Step
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Step
Check deadline, property rules, and contractor restrictions before requesting quotes.
Coverage cautions
Coverage caution
Coverage can diverge sharply between public-side and private-side replacement, even inside the same program.
Coverage caution
Income, property, and contractor rules can block a program that otherwise sounds broad.
Route-level evidence behind the local support paths.
Kendallville says it completed and submitted its lead service line inventory on October 16, 2024 using records review, visual inspections, and potholing.
https://www.kendallvillein.gov/departments/Water/LeadLineReplacementProgram
Kendallville says customers with services requiring replacement have received paper letters each year around November or December and will continue receiving them until replacement is recorded, separate from the phased funded replacement rollout.
https://www.kendallvillein.gov/departments/Water/LeadLineReplacementProgram
Kendallville says its phased lead line replacement program began potholing in March 2026, replacement work began in April 2026, and customers who participate with the required right-of-entry forms pay no additional fees.
https://www.kendallvillein.gov/departments/Water/LeadLineReplacementProgram