The City of Berne is receiving $2 million in state money to improve its drinking water distribution system, however, residents water rates are being hiked up to pay the loan back.
Passaic Valley Water Commission removed 4,000 lead service lines at no cost to customers, supported through state funding.
The City of Racine will replace 10,000 lead service lines over the next five years at no direct cost to residents.
Columbus is expanding its lead and galvanized pipe replacement program hoping to eliminate and replace all pipes in 12 years at no cost to residents.
Westmoreland County Water Authority removes private-side replacement costs.
A new City fund has been created to eliminate homeowner costs for private-side lead service line replacement.
An update on RPU’s lead pipe replacement program.
This blog highlights how the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) implemented automatic enrollment policies to effectively engage whole neighborhoods to access properties and accelerate lead service line replacements (LSLR).
The LSLR Collaborative recently hosted a webina featuring Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD), Milwaukee Water Works (MWW), and the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC). The webinar discussed utility strategies for efficiently engaging households and gaining access to private-side lead service lines (LSL) for replacement.
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:
Read more here.
