This policy brief synthesizes practices and policies from cities and utilities that are creatively combining traditional and non-traditional funding and financing mechanisms to overcome legal, financial, and logistical barriers to covering LSL replacement costs.
This report on earmarks provides thoughtful, compelling data and policy analyses to support actionable recommendations for how Congress could make earmarking less harmful to their own states.
This report examines both successes and barriers in New York’s early efforts to replace LSLs and identifies policy solutions to accelerate progress, increase public health protections, and ensure compliance with federal requirements
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New Jersey lawd requires landlords to disclose lead service line risks, prevents them from obstructing replacements, and guarantees tenants free lead-water testing upon request. It also directs state agencies to provide clear public guidance on lead hazards and prevention.
EPIC provided assistance to the Town of Hartford for developing and submitting both Quechee Central and Hartford Water systems’ lead service line (LSL) inventory and replacement plans to comply with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR).
EPIC provided assistance to the Portsmouth Water and Fire District for developing a lead service line (LSL) inventory to comply with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR).
EPIC contracted for and advised on services to develop both consolidated data systems for lead service line (LSL) replacements and field applications to support Chelsea staff during construction activities.
EPIC assisted Windham Water Works to complete a lead service line (LSL) inventory, create a replacement plan for service lines requiring replacement, and ultimately assist with any necessary administrative support in the submission of these plans to the Connecticut Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.
EPIC provided assistance to the City of Lancaster Water Department for developing and submitting a lead service line (LSL) inventory to comply with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR).
The purpose of the Lead Innovation Hub is to empower users to take action by equipping them with the best information, solutions, and resources available to replace lead pipes and improve public health for all.
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:
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