[Summit] question on city of providence lead water pipe project

[Karen Klingon]

We're thinking that if many people in the neighborhood decide to  
replace their pipes at the same time, the cost could rise because of  
demand. Private contractors who do this kind of work will be busy.

Karen & Jerry
On Aug 30, 2008, at 8:12 AM, D Guad wrote:

> We too just received the same mailing and are trying
> weigh the pros and cons of replacing our pipes vs just
> leaving them.  I am staggered by the cost... $100-150
> per foot from curb to inside meter plus digging though
> bushes and under the porch...and potentially $1000 or
> more for inside work.
>
> The ironic thing about all of this is that we have
> been drinking our tap water for over 10 yrs!
>
> I am contemplating not replacing the pipes, but may go
> ahead and get the estimate anyway.
>
> Anyone with more info, please respond to all of the
> Summit list-serve.  I bet there are a ton of other
> neighbors who would appreciate the advice.
>
> Denise
>
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> --- Elizabeth Grossman <egrossman1 at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> We just got the mailing from the City saying that
>> Providence Water
>> plans to replace the lead service line from the
>> water main in the
>> street to the curb stop shutoff.   The mailing gives
>> me the option of
>> replacing or not replacing my portion of the pipe,
>> which runs into
>> the building from the curb stop shut off valve.  The
>> mailing says the
>> city will do that at my expense if I request it by
>> Sept 3; or I can
>> pay someone else to do it.  Or I can choose not to
>> replace the
>> portion of the pipe I own.
>>
>> Has anyone had any experience with having the City
>> replace the
>> private portion of the pipe on their  property?  Was
>> the price and
>> the work reasonable?  I have the additional  problem
>> with bushes that
>> the city  says I should move ahead of their doing
>> the work .
>> Aaargh.   Elizabeth
>>
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