Optional program proposed as a way to update aging water lines in Newton

Optional program proposed as a way to update aging water lines in Newton

Editor’s note: The story has been updated to reflect that the proposed program affects private water and sewer lines and not stormwater.Water issues were brought to the forefront of Newton residents’ minds by the time heavy rainfall and the ensuing floods filled their basements with sewer water in May, and ever since the city has been clamoring to find solutions that would be acceptable to council members and the homeowners demanding them.In a p…