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Requiring LSL Replacement WhenOpportunities Arise

State and local governments could require utilities or property owners to replace LSLs either on a schedule or when an opportunity arises.

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H2Ohio Invests $500,000 in Columbus to Replace Lead Lines at Childcare Facilities

As part of Governor DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative, Ohio EPA awarded $500,000 to the City of Columbus to prioritize the removal of lead service lines at daycares as part of the community’s overall work to remove lead pipes citywide.

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Tennessee state law may enable pay for success contracting for lead service line replacement

Tennessee procurement law may open opportunities for pay for success contracting for water infrastructure projects

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Wausau celebrated its 1,000th lead service line replacement after completing the milestone in just over one year.

City of Wausau and Community Infrastructure Partners Celebrate 1,000th Lead Service Line Replacement, Set National Model for Lead-Free Future

The City of Wausau marked a transformative milestone with the celebration of its 1,000th lead service line (LSL) replacement, achieved in just over one year through the innovative EquiFlow Lead-Free Program.

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Pay for Success for Water Infrastructure Delivery

A Pay for Success Approach to Water Infrastructure Delivery

This blog explains how Pay for Success (PFS) can help utilities and communities deliver water infrastructure more cost-effectively and at greater scale.

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Equiflow Racine

EquiFlow Racine is a partnership between the City of Racine and CIP to replace aging lead service lines and ensure residents have access to lead-free drinking water using a pay for success model.

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Pay for Success: A Cost-Effective Way to Replace Lead Pipes

This blog explains how pay for success contracting works and why it is particularly well-suited for LSL inventory and replacement projects.

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LCRA Community Grants

LCRA awards grants to worthy community projects in the LCRA wholesale power, water and transmission service territories through its Community Grants program.

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Keep Communities Flowing Grant Program

The American Water Charitable Foundation has invested over $25 million in funding through grants and matching gifts that are important to our employees and our communities.

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Community Foundation Locator

Find community foundations in your area by searching the locator map.

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Milwaukee is one of the few cities in the country with a prioritization plan to ensure neighborhoods likely to suffer the most severe impacts from lead poisoning get their pipes replaced first. In consultation with a community-based group, Coalition for Lead Emergency (COLE), and following a public engagement process, Milwaukee included in an ordinance three indicators to prioritize where LSLs will be removed first:

  1. The area deprivation index (ADI), which is a compilation of social determinants of health
  2. The percentage of children found to have elevated lead levels in their blood when tested for lead poisoning
  3. The density of lead service lines in the neighborhood.

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