Glossary

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• Capital Improvement Plan (CIP): the city's five-year list of projects costing $100,000 or more, with planned funding. "Unfunded" projects are listed but have no money assigned.
• Pavement Condition Index (PCI): a 0-100 rating of pavement. Lawrence's target is 70.
• Backlog: the cost of the repairs that are already due but not yet done.
• Lane-mile: one mile of one traffic lane.
• Water main: a public pipe under the street. A service line connects the main to a building; part of it is owned by the city and part by the property owner.
• Galvanized requiring replacement (GRR): a galvanized steel service line that is or was downstream of a lead pipe. Federal rules treat it like a lead line.
• LCRI: the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (final October 2024).
• Cast iron / ductile iron / PVC: pipe materials. Cast iron is the oldest common type here; PVC is the most common since the 1980s.

FAQ - Is Lawrence's water unsafe because of lead? This site does not test water. The city reports that most 2024 tests at homes with lines of concern found lead below the 1 ppb detection limit. - Why are some high-scoring projects unfunded? Each fund can only pay for certain things, and some funds are smaller than their project lists.