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.
The Newark Way of Thinking and Drinking communications campaign provides informative messaging such as puzzles, coloring sheets, paper boats, and fun at-home water-based science projects to spark conversations between children and their parents.
The purpose of the Lead Innovation Hub is to empower users to take action by equipping them with the best information, solutions, and resources available to replace lead pipes and improve public health for all.
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:
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