City of Columbus Division of Water replacement programs
Compare verified public-side and private-side coverage, eligibility rules, and application friction for City of Columbus Division of Water.
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Lead Elimination Assistance Program (LEAP)
Public side: not a separate public-side grant claim because LEAP is framed as a property-owner financing path
Private side: yes through a zero-interest deferred repayment structure
Income rules: no published income screen
Property rules: property owner may use LEAP to replace a lead or galvanized line proactively or when it is leaking
Contractor rules: property owner chooses the contractor and must sign an agreement with the city and contractor
Deadline: No fixed deadline published
Verification: Verified 2026-04-04 / verified
Lead Service Line Replacement Program
Public side: yes public-side replacement is covered during scheduled work
Private side: yes private-side lead and galvanized lines are replaced during scheduled work
Income rules: no published income screen
Property rules: property owner must sign a work agreement and the property must be in the replacement program area
Contractor rules: city crews or contractors perform the scheduled replacement
Deadline: No fixed deadline published
Verification: Verified 2026-04-04 / verified
Before you apply
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Program count
2 verified program record(s)
Lead Elimination Assistance Program (LEAP), 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
citywide-inventory-and-project-status-published
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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.
Columbus says customers can enter an address to see estimated public and private service line material and whether the property is in an active or upcoming project area.
Columbus says annual water line material notices are not water quality notices and that a lead or galvanized notice means some portion of the city-owned side, customer-owned side, or both contains lead or galvanized material.
Columbus says LEAP is a no-interest deferred repayment program with no upfront cost that property owners can use to replace a lead or galvanized service line proactively or when it is leaking.
Columbus says it started street-by-street replacement in 2025, will replace lead and galvanized water service lines at no direct cost when construction reaches an eligible street, and requires a signed work agreement for participation.