DUNDEE — The Village of Dundee recently received a $325,335 grant to verify and possibly replace 227 water service lines. Lead lines will be replaced through the program.

Dundee was one of several Michigan communities to receive the Community, Technical, Managerial and Financial Support lead line replacement grant from the Michigan Department of Environmental, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE). Other area locations receiving grant funds included the villages of Blissfield and Waldron.

“The grant covers the service line verification, public outreach and education and the project planning documentation and development,” said Michael Hoffmeister, Dundee’s village manager.

The village will inspect and verify approximately 227 residential and commercial water service lines where lead is suspected or where service line material is unknown, but likely contains lead, according to the office of Sen. Joseph Bellino Jr., R-Monroe.

“We won’t know how many have to be replaced until they’re inspected and verified,” Hoffmeister said. “The goal is to complete the verification and any required replacements this warm-weather season. Contracts are signed, and we’re looking at scheduling our pre-construction meeting.”

The old lead pipes will be replaced with high-density polyethylene (HDP) pipes.

“This is now the type of pipe primarily used for water service lines,” Hoffmeister said. “We are excited to have received this grant and look forward to starting. We will be sure to communicate with all residents as the project progresses.”

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According to Bellino’s office, the Michigan legislature passed the Community, Technical, Managerial and Financial Support lead line replacement grant program in 2022.

“Under Public Act 166 of 2022, the legislature appropriated $48 million for a grant program for community technical, managerial and financial support for lead line replacement,” Bellino’s office said. “The overall goal of the grant program is to fund physical verification of lead service lines for submittal of Complete Distribution System Materials Inventory required under the 2018 Lead and Copper Rule changes and assist communities in utilizing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Drinking Water State Revolving Fund dollars for lead line replacement.”

— Contact reporter Suzanne Nolan Wisler at swisler@monroenews.com.

This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Dundee received a $325K state grant to check and replace water lines