The EquiFlow Lead-Free Program is committed to ensuring safe, lead-free drinking water for Wausau residents. With an estimated 8,000 lead service lines in the city, our goal is to identify and replace them all by 2028. To achieve this, we verify service line materials, update records, and coordinate full-scale replacements. Through this effort, we are building a safer, healthier future—one home at a time.
Name of Project/Community: Wausau/Equiflow Lead Replacement Project
State SRF Administering the Program: Wisconsin DNR
Wholly or Partially Funded by EPA Funding: Partially
Brief Description of the Project: The City of Wausau, in partnership with CIP, has established the EquiFlow Lead-Free Program which will replace all lead service lines remaining in Wausau over the next 3 to 5 years. During the 2025 construction season, EquiFlow intends to complete 1,215 full-service replacements, and 314 private partial replacements.
We're excited to announce the kick-off of Construction Season 2 of theEquiflow Lead Free Wausau Program.
In 2024, our team replaced 605 lead service lines and verified the service line materials at over 2,100 homes acrossthe city. These efforts marked a critical step forward in protecting public health and ensuring safe, lead-free drinking water for all Wausau residents.You can learn more about our 2024 achievements in our Year-End Program Report.
Below is a real-time view of how we’re progressing in 2025—and how close we are to a lead-free future.
Every home counts. If your household hasn’t yet beenverified or replaced, we invite you to take the next step:
Local contractors perform all construction work under theEquiflow Lead-Free Program, reinforcing our commitment to workforce development and community impact.
Interested in joining the effort? Learn more about our Lead Service Replacement Apprenticeship Program and how you can build a career while building a safer future for Wausau.
If your home is listed as "Unknown": This means there is no verified record of your service line material. Please schedule aninspection with an EquiFlow Specialist or complete the self-verification form to determine if you are eligible for replacement under the EquiFlow Lead-FreeProgram.
If your home is listed as “lead”, please contact us today.
If your home is listed as "Lead": Your property has been identified as having a lead service line. Please begin there placement process by filling out your Right of Entry (ROE) form, and you will be contacted with more information on when work is scheduled to be completed in your area.
Together, we can eliminate lead from Wausau’s drinking water—one home at a time!
Work in Year 2 (2025) will take place in Census Tracts 1, 4, 5, 6.01, 6.02, 7, and 8.
EquiFlow Program staff will be contacting residents in these tracts via mail notifications to conduct verifications and coordinate receipt of Right-of-Entry forms. Construction for replacements is expected to begin in late spring 2025 and continue through the fall as weather allows.
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