City of Lafayette Water Works replacement programs
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Lead Service Line Replacement Program
Public side: yes the city replaces the public portion during the coordinated project
Private side: yes the city coordinates replacement of identified private-side lead lines at no cost in active project areas
Income rules: no published income screen
Property rules: property must be identified by the city's inspections records or letters and owners must sign right-of-entry authorization forms
Contractor rules: city-selected contractors and licensed plumbers complete the replacement and post-replacement testing
Deadline: No fixed deadline published
Verification: Verified 2026-04-04 / verified
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Program count
1 verified program record(s)
Lead Service Line Replacement Program
Public/private split
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Address confirmation path
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Notice and inventory context
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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.
Lafayette says about 3200 service lines are currently flagged as lead galvanized requiring replacement or unknown and publishes an online database showing address details for current project areas.
https://lafayette.in.gov/3615/Lead-Service-Line-Replacement-Program
Lafayette says letters were mailed in early November 2024 to residents whose service lines are lead galvanized requiring replacement or unknown and posts both the notice copies and 45-day construction notice workflow online.
https://lafayette.in.gov/3615/Lead-Service-Line-Replacement-Program
Lafayette says identified lead service lines in current project areas are coordinated for replacement at no cost through grants and loans and that post-replacement water testing will be performed.
https://lafayette.in.gov/3615/Lead-Service-Line-Replacement-Program