An Update on Water Service Line Inspections

CITY OF GREAT FALLS, MONTANA

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: January 6, 2025

CONTACT: Mark Juras, Development Review Coordinator – 406-771-1258

UPDATE ON WATER SERVICE LINE INSPECTIONS

Great Falls, Montana – Last week, the City of Great Falls announced that Engineering Inspectors would be going door to door to inspect water service lines of unknown material. This inventory of water service line material is taking place due to a mandate from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is part of the federal government.

The City understands citizens’ concerns about the costs of replacing water service lines that are unsafe, such as those that are made with lead. The City Commission is currently seeking various avenues of financial assistance for homeowners whose water service lines will eventually need to be replaced. This includes having written a letter to our Congressional representatives.

At this time, the only part of the EPA’s mandate that is taking place is an inventory of water service line material. As the Commission learns more, information will be provided about potential funding options for water service line replacements.

Additional information, including how to test your own water service line, a list of homes in Great Falls with unknown water service line material, and contact information for questions, can be found on the City Website. Also, additional information from the EPA on this topic can be found linked on that same City website.

If your home is not on the list of those with unknown water service line material, or if you already responded to a notice that the City mailed out in November, you will not be visited by a City Engineering Inspector.

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