This Waterloop podcast episode highlights Milwaukee’s success in replacing LSLs.

Elgin saved $1.2 million on its 2023 contract to replace lead water service lines, money that will be poured back into the city’s ongoing effort to remove pipelines at about 10,000 homes.

Port Byron engaged college students to go door-to-door to complete the service line inventory.

Greater Cincinnati Water Works collected customer testimonials from successful lead service line replacement to boost their program’s visibility.

Mayor Carmella Montello along with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students went door-to-door canvassing to collect lead service line inventory data.

Milwaukee has used Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds to cover the costs of private-side replacement.

Wisconsin’s SFY24 Intended Use Plan (IUP) includes a short-term goal to “explore avenues to support pre-apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, and youth training programs that open pathways to employment” (p. 4).

This primer highlights how Trenton allowed the use of photographs in lieu of in-person inspections by plumbing code officials (p.18)

The City of Detroit uses rates to pay for full lead service line replacement. Their program prioritizes low-income neighborhoods and uses state and federal funds to further reduce customer burdens.

DC Water trained community members to educate and encourage residents and homeowners to participate in the lead pipe replacement program.