APPLETON, Wis. — The city of Appleton finishes replacing all of its lead pipes.
The effort was in response to the banning of lead as a pipe material in 1986 and a federal mandate to eliminate lead lines.
Mayor Jake Woodford says the city was always committed to replacing lead pipes…
Appleton officials are now focused on replacing the remaining galvanized pipes in the city.
Public works director Laura Jungwirth says those pipes can lead to corrosion…
Appleton residents with galvanized service lines are receiving information from the city on replacing them.
The goal is to have all galvanized pipes replaced within the next five years.
