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Aqua to begin second phase of downtown Struthers water main replacement.

Aqua to begin second phase of downtown Struthers water main replacement. What to know

Aqua plans on replacing lead pipes found during water main replacements in Struthers, OH at no direct cost to the homeowner.

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A New Era For Water Management: Harnessing GIS Innovations And Collaboration For A Resilient Future

Hopeworks equips interns with the skills to develop models, analyze data, and create visualizations, to support water utilities in need of technical support with service line inventory and replacement projects.

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USDA loan helps replace lead water lines in Kingsford

USDA loan helps replace lead water lines in Kingsford

Kingsford secured a USDA loan to remove lead service lines.

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Volunteers check for lead water pipes in Lancaster homes

Volunteers check for lead water pipes in Lancaster homes

Americorps volunteers help collect inventory information in Lancaster homes.

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Elgin saves $1.2M on residential lead pipe removal work thanks to contractor finding more efficiencies

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.

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Maximizing the Impact of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding: Operating Principles for Establishing an Efficient and Effective Lead Service Line Replacement Program

This article outlines general principles to maximize available federal funding for lead service line replacement.

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Augustana college students help Port Byron survey water pipe lines

Augustana College students help Port Byron survey its water pipe lines

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

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WIU, Silvis, Moline earn project award

WIU, Silvis, Moline earn project award

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.

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St. Paul Regional Water hires 30 new employees to speed lead line replacement

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.

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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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