DC Water trained community members to educate and encourage residents and homeowners to participate in the lead pipe replacement program.
The City of Moline and the City of Silvis, IL, partnered with Western Illinois University to develop a regional partnership for engaging faculty and students in service line material inventories.
St. Paul Regional Water hires 30 new employees to speed lead line replacement and has grown its workforce by at least 10% to meet the growing need to expand their lead service line replacement program.
Pittsburgh Water celebrated the 10,000th line replaced in a news article to highlight the program’s success and boost community visibility.
NJ American Water implemented a lead service line replacement surcharge for all its customer base to replace all lead services by 203, averaging about $3/month per residential customer.
Three strategies states can adopt to make it easier for communities to take up the federal funding for lead service line replacement (LSLR) made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
This user guide offers a comprehensive roadmap to help stakeholders leverage federal investments for infrastructure modernization, job creation, and environmental improvements across key sectors.
Ohio’s SFY23 Intended Use Plan (IUP) set-aside funds 2% of LSLR funds for Technical Assistance to support small systems in complying with the Lead and Copper Rule, including inventory projects (p. 17).
New Jersey DEP’s Division of Science and Research examined whether predictive modeling is as effective as other methods to locate lead service lines.
Wisconsin’s SFY23 Intended Use Plan (IUP) made additional financial assistance for inventory available through set-aside funds (p. 1).
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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