Presence of lead

New Jersey Residential Lead Plumbing Disclosure

State law requires property condition disclosure statements to include a question P.L. 2021, Ch. 264 §1 (b)(3).

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Sellers disclosure

Illinois Residential Real Property Disclosure Act

The State of Illinois requires home sellers to disclose unsafe conditions relating to the presence of lead pipes. 765 ILCS §35.

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Conducting lead service line inventory

Illinois Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act

Illinois State law requires all water systems to develop and maintain service line inventories. Water systems must submit inventories to the IL Environmental Protection agency and be made publicly available on the IL EPA website. 415 ILCS 5/17.12 §17.12 (a). This law also prioritizes replacements for high-risk facilities, such as preschools, child care facilities, parks, playgrounds, hospitals, and clinics, and high-risk areas identified by the community water supply. 20 ILCS 605 §605-870(c).

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ASDWA Rule Managers Community – LCR

The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) hosts a community for LCR managers for state administrators to share templates, resources, questions, and more.

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New York law enables water authorities to implement water shut-offs

Water authorities in New York State have broad authority to take actions like water shut-off when necessary, N.Y. Pub. Auth. Law § 1196-d(7), (23).

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Water line replacement work area

New Jersey enables utility access to private property for LSLR

New Jersey statute allows municipalities, water systems, or their agents to enter property to replace LSLs with 72 hours notice N.J. Stat. Ann. § 58:12A-39.

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New York Lead Pipe Right to Know Act

New York requires water systems to develop and submit service line inventories to the Department of Health, and for the department to make these inventories public. NY. Pub. Health Law § 1114-b.

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Rhode Island Lead Service Line Public Transparency Dashboard

The State of Rhode Island has developed an interactive map where users can input their address to find if their home may have a LSL.

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Tools & Guides Maps

Potential Lead Exposure Mapping (PLEM) in New Jersey

PLEM provides a publicly available mapping tool to show potential sources of lead exposure in New Jersey.

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Tools & Guides Maps

Massachusetts Service Line Inventory

The MA Department of Environmental Protection keeps a regularly updated publicly accessible GIS map of public service line inventories submitted to the state.

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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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