Water affordability

Water Affordability Case Studies

These case studies highlight examples of utilities, and the communities they serve, that are struggling with the challenges of water affordability.

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3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water

Recommendations to prepare schools, child care facilities, and states to build a voluntary implementation program to reduce lead levels in drinking water.

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Protect Your Family from Sources of Lead

Learn about the most commont sources of lead in homes.

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LeadOut Map

LeadOut Map uses predictive modeling and AI to show where communities might be at risk of exposure to lead in their drinking water.

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The countdown to November 1, 2027: why the next LCRI deadline matters

This blog highlights upcoming LCRI deadlines, and steps water utilities need to take to ensure compliance.

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Lead and Children’s Health StoryMap

This educational story map highlights the health impacts of lead exposure in children, sources of exposure, and protective measures.

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Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)

Website to search for facilities in your community to assess their compliance with environmental regulations.

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What Cities Need to Know about Lead Service Line Replacement Requirements – and How to Fund It

Guidance for local governments to comply with the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) and Improvements (LCRI). Outlining regulatory requirements, strategies for public communication and risk management, and offering resources to support communities.

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law resources for drinking water

This webpage features resources that can assist states and drinking water systems with the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also known as the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021” (IIJA).

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2024 Water Affordability Needs Assessment

EPA’s 2024 Water Affordability Needs Assessment Report provides an estimate of the water affordability burden felt among households and utilities across the nation.

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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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