Environmental Finance Center (EFC)

Organizations vetted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deliver targeted technical assistance to local governments, states, Tribes, Territories, and non-governmental organizations to protect public health, safeguard the environment, and advance environmental justice. Supported by Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds, the selected EFCs will help underserved communities that have historically struggled to access federal funding receive the support they need to access resources for water infrastructure improvements.

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Funding and Financing Options for Full Lead Service Line Replacement

Revolving No More: How Earmarks Undermine Funding for Water Infrastructure

Breaking Barriers to Lead Service Line Replacement in New York

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.

Read more here.