The City of Newark leveraged batch processing of permits for entire streets or neighborhoods as an effective strategy to reduce time spent by contractors to arrange approval prior to starting work.

The City of Newark sped up contractor timelines, advertised multiple contracts close together to lower costs, and issued varied contract sizes to support local small firms.

The city of Benton Harbor included a pay for success clause in their bid documents that provided contractors with an incentive for each day the work was completed ahead of schedule.

This report explores how to accelerate lead pipe replacement by applying proven efficiencies and encouraging innovative solutions.

This playbook provides a framework for collecting data, applying a version of the lead service lines predictive analytics developed by BlueConduit, and public usage ideas for small to medium communities around developing lead pipe service line inventories.

This report shows how states can expand water infrastructure funding by leveraging State Revolving Funds through tools like municipal bonds.

The City of Chelsea posted a video to guide customers in identifying whether they have lead service lines in their homes.

The City of Detroit included options for contractors to use directional boring in their contract giving preference to this method to minimize impacts on customer properties.

The City of Akron partnered with Service Line Warranties of America to offer service line warranties for LSLs.

This white paper outlines how 17 states were proactively supporting lead service line (LSL) replacement through policies that enable funding, mandate inventories, and promote full replacements to protect public health between 2016-2020.