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2026 Annual Town Meeting, Town of Arlington, MA

Article: 18

Warrant Article Title:

BYLAW AMENDMENT / REGULATION OF LEAD PIPE IN

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL HOUSING

Warrant Article Text:

To see if the Town will vote to amend Title V of the Town Bylaws

by adding a new section to require that prior to the sale, of a

residential or commercial property, a property owner will be

obligated to obtain a certificate that the water supplied to the

property is by a lead free water line from the Town valve to the

property’s water meter; or take any action related thereto.

Requested By:

the Director of Public Works

Report Excerpt:

Vote and comments to Town Meeting - No Action (5-0)

COMMENT: The Board voted unanimously that no action be

taken on this article.

This proposed article sought to amend the Town Bylaws to

require residential property owners, at the time of sale of that

residential property, to certify that the property is serviced by a

lead-free water line from the point of the valve on town owned

property to the property’s water meter. One of the outlined

objectives of the proposed bylaw amendment is to further the

town’s ongoing efforts to comply with the Massachusetts

Department of Environmental Protection DEP) and Environmental

Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lead and Copper Rule Improvements

(LCRI) law and regulations regarding lead water lines.

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The Board expressed strong support for Public Works’ ongoing

efforts to identify and eliminate lead water lines in town and

encourages and supports ongoing attempts to address this

important issue. Given that the number of potential private

properties that could have lead pipes is less than 650, and since

full compliance with the LCRI regulations is not required until

2034, the Board questioned whether a bylaw amendment

applying to all properties in Town was necessary at this time.

Following the hearing, the Town’s DPW Director, the proponent of

the article, requested that the Board recommend no action.

Vote Language:

That no action be taken on Article 18.

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