It’s National Water Quality Month, and as anyone in this industry will tell you, the field is always changing. Ever since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Revised Lead and Copper Rule, communities and water suppliers have been working diligently to build their service line inventory. The intention of these revised guidelines is to ensure every water supplier knows the exact material of their service lines, and to find places where lead pipe is still being used. These guidelines come in the wake of the water quality crisis in Flint Michigan. This is a huge step in building transparency and trust between the public and their water supplier, and it requires a lot of diligent work from water suppliers to take inventory of their entire system.
Every water supplier and community are approaching these new guidelines from a different starting point. While some communities may have the resources to easily build this inventory, Capital Strategic Solutions (CSS) understands that many communities are constantly managing topical crises and have little time to spare on building such a comprehensive inventory. Others may be dealing with a backlog of record keeping that has yet to be digitized, making the process even more time-consuming. Others may simply not have the staff capacity to dedicate to this project. This is where CSS can step in as your Workforce on Wheels.
Services CSS Provides
At CSS, our team of municipal experts is ready to jump in and get your service line inventory off on the right foot. Whether you need assistance at the beginning, middle, or end of your project, we have the bandwidth and capacity to provide assistance.
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Record Administration: let us comb through your old files to get the project started on the right foot
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Review and Revise: Our team’s knowledge of State and Federal Guidelines can provide a fresh set of eyes for your inventory to find mistakes and problem areas
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Project Management: Our Public Works team is full of Senior Project Managers ready to take this off your plate, let our staff design and guide the process so you can focus on the operations that provide service
- Inspection Scheduling and Public Outreach: Our administration team is on call to help schedule any inspections your water-users need, and can walk the public through the home service identification process to jump start the private line inventory
At CSS, our Municipal Workforce on Wheels is ready to jump in and provide assistance for your Lead and Copper Service Line Inventory. While this regulation is a monumental step in transparency and water quality, we understand that water suppliers are already under immense pressure in an evolving world of emerging contaminants and PFAS. Our team is ready and waiting to jump in and get your inventory off on the right foot, so you and your water customers can completely understand your system and its materials.
For more information about Capital Strategic Solutions support offerings, email us at [email protected].