Category: Law

LSLR in a neighborhood
Law

Michigan water systems must cover the costs of private-side LSLR

Michigan requires water suppliers to replace the entire LSL and to cover the costs of private-side replacements. Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.10604f

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Yuliya Lapatkova May 13, 2025 0
Minnesota
Law

Minnesota ties workforce development to SRF funding

Minnesota statute requires the submission of a workforce plan for water systems applying for state funding with 15,000 or more service connections. Minn. Stat. 446.077 §6.

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Yuliya Lapatkova May 13, 2025 0
Minnesota Statutes
Law

Minnesota aims to complete LSLR by 2033

Minnesota statute sets a goal of replacing all lead service lines in the state by 2033. Minn. Stat.446.078.

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Yuliya Lapatkova May 13, 2025 0

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:

  1. The area deprivation index (ADI), which is a compilation of social determinants of health
  2. The percentage of children found to have elevated lead levels in their blood when tested for lead poisoning
  3. The density of lead service lines in the neighborhood.

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