City of Racine Water Utility replacement programs
Compare verified public-side and private-side coverage, eligibility rules, and application friction for City of Racine Water Utility.
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Private Lead Service Line Replacement Program
Public side: yes utility-owned portions are replaced as part of the city program
Private side: yes most invited homeowners can have their lead service lines replaced for free
Income rules: no published income screen
Property rules: properties identified through annual notices or city replacement outreach are eligible for invitations
Contractor rules: city crews and contractors coordinate the replacement work and restoration
Deadline: No fixed deadline published
Verification: Verified 2026-04-04 / verified
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Program count
1 verified program record(s)
Private Lead Service Line Replacement Program
Public/private split
Coverage differs by program and side of line
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Address confirmation path
Service-area notes only
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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.
Racine says the city is running a multi-year invitation-based lead service line replacement effort and explains the annual batch structure in its official FAQ materials.
Racine's official lead-in-water guidance explains ongoing notice and health guidance for homes with lead galvanized or unknown service line risk even when they are not yet in the current replacement batch.
Racine says it is running a multi-year private lead service line replacement program and that invited homes can have lead services replaced at no cost in annual city-managed batches.