Less than three months after receiving approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a trial lead service line replacement program, Denver Water began the process of removing lead service lines from its system.
The utility estimates that 64,000 to 84,000 residences receive water through lead pipes, and it plans to replace all of these lines within 15 years at a cost of about $500 million. It’s now using a central water platform with data filtered into readable dashboards to manage the 15-year replacement project.