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Detroit Water and Sewerage Department lead line record

Start with Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's own inventory status, address lookup, and utility-specific next step before using any cost or support page.

Water meter and service line equipment
Record verification

verified record last verified 2026-04-05. Official lookup and inventory still control address-level truth.

City-wide inventory snapshot

Where this utility stands now.

Inventory narrative

Detroit says June 30 2025 notices covered 123387 service lines with known lead known galvanized or unknown materials, DWSD still estimates more than 80000 lead service lines citywide, and the neighborhood replacement program has already replaced more than 15000 lines since 2018.

Administrative record

Official pages that control the next step.

Decision frame

Utility-specific facts that change what comes next.

Inventory status

citywide-notices-map-and-neighborhood-replacement-program

Detroit says June 30 2025 notices covered 123387 service lines with known lead known galvanized or unknown materials, DWSD still estimates more than 80000 lead service lines citywide, and the neighborhood replacement program has already replaced more than 15000 lines since 2018.

Address confirmation path

Official utility lookup available

Official lookup: https://detroitmi.gov/departments/water-and-sewerage-department/dwsd-projects/making-detroit-lead-safe/lead-service-line-replacement-program

Notice path

Utility notice guidance published

https://detroitmi.gov/departments/water-and-sewerage-department/dwsd-projects/making-detroit-lead-safe/lead-service-line-replacement-program

Replacement support

1 verified replacement path(s)

DWSD Neighborhood Lead Service Line Replacement Program

Cost route status

No local cost record loaded

Do not generalize a national replacement number onto this utility.

Decision order

The anatomy of the local handoff.

Next step

Use the official utility lookup before making any replacement decision.

Next step

Separate public-side responsibility from private-side responsibility.

Next step

Use a program, cost, filter, or transaction page only after the inventory path is clear.

Replacement support stays secondary to the record.

Program or cost guidance only becomes meaningful after the utility's own lookup, inventory status, and notice framing are clear for the address.

Use the utility page and official lookup first. Cost or support pages should not outrank the utility record.

Keep public-side responsibility and private-side responsibility separate from the start.

This utility is still partly narrative-only, so address-level confirmation matters more than generic interpretation.

Route-level evidence

Source evidence behind this utility overview.

Detroit Water and Sewerage Department

Detroit says June 30 2025 notices covered 123387 service lines, updated verification plus predictive modeling still estimate more than 80000 lead service lines citywide, and the replacement page remains the address-level source of record.

https://detroitmi.gov/departments/water-and-sewerage-department/dwsd-projects/making-detroit-lead-safe/lead-service-line-replacement-program

Detroit Water and Sewerage Department

Detroit says 123387 notices went to properties with known lead known galvanized or unknown service line materials on June 30 2025 and directs residents back to the updated map and verification tools.

https://detroitmi.gov/departments/water-and-sewerage-department/dwsd-projects/making-detroit-lead-safe/lead-service-line-replacement-program