The city of Wausau was just completing a $60 million carbon treatment system to remove PFAS from drinking water.
Then came an imperative to remove lead-containing water service lines from an estimated 8,000 homes. Despite multiple challenges and a cost projected at $60 to $80 million, leaders of this central Wisconsin community of 40,000 residents moved aggressively with a five-year replacement plan under an innovative performance-based contracting model.The arrangement with prime contractor Community Infrastructure Partners (CIP) enables the city to remove lead lines at a much faster pace and at less cost than would be typical under traditional approaches.As of late
