Wayland water board faces roughly $1 million unbudgeted lead-pipe compliance cost

WAYLAND — September 16, 2025 — Wayland water board confronts unbudgeted lead-pipe costs while MWRA financing takes shape. Kleinfelder Project Manager Kirsten Ryan told the Board of Public Works that roughly 2,200 service lines remain classified as "unknown" and proposed a $74,000 task order to run a predictive model and inspect about 360 randomized locations using the DPW's own vacuum excavator. Preliminary replacement costs were pegged near $1 million, none of it in the current capital plan. Chair George Uveges warned the Select Board and Finance Committee aren't yet factoring it in: "I can guarantee you there probably isn't a lot of thought going into this right now." MassDEP's Greg Devine confirmed PFAS-driven SRF loans at 0 percent over 20 years, with town financial commitment due by June 30, 2026. Happy Hollow returned to service after three weeks on the MWRA emergency connection at roughly $2,300 per day. Transfer-station sticker sales trail last year by 240, a roughly $48,000 revenue gap.