Detroit Water and Sewerage Department replacement programs
Compare verified public-side and private-side coverage, eligibility rules, and application friction for Detroit Water and Sewerage Department.
Programs stay visible only when public-side and private-side coverage, application path, and verification status are locally documented.
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DWSD Neighborhood Lead Service Line Replacement Program
Public side: yes DWSD replaces the line from the water main when work reaches the block
Private side: yes DWSD says it replaces the lead service line with homeowner permission while crews are on the block
Income rules: no published income screen
Property rules: neighborhood timing depends on construction schedules funding and DWSD outreach before work begins
Contractor rules: DWSD crews or contractors coordinate replacement and homeowner permission
Deadline: No fixed deadline published
Verification: Verified 2026-04-04 / verified
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Program count
1 verified program record(s)
DWSD Neighborhood Lead Service Line Replacement Program
Public/private split
Coverage differs by program and side of line
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Address confirmation path
Official utility lookup available
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Notice and inventory context
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Step
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Step
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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.
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.
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.
Detroit says DWSD has replaced more than 15000 lead service lines since 2018, works neighborhood-by-neighborhood, and replaces the line with homeowner permission when crews reach the block.