Identifying Funding Sources for Lead Service Line Replacement
This webpage features resources providing guidance on federal and funding sources for lead service line replacement and laws related to this funding.
This webpage features resources providing guidance on federal and funding sources for lead service line replacement and laws related to this funding.
Pennsylvania COSTARs program enables cooperative purchasing to pre-procure materials for lead service line replacement work which has helped systems like Erie Water Works to realize cost and time savings.
Minnesota’s Lead Service Line Replacement Grant Program requires grant money be used to cover private-side replacements. Minn. Stat. 446A.077 §4(b).
Minnesota statute requires the submission of a workforce plan for water systems applying for state funding with 15,000 or more service connections. Minn. Stat. 446.077 §6.
Ohio EPA funds lead pipe replacement in communities and daycare centers, as well as mapping efforts to identify these hazardous lines.
The TMF program’s goal is to better position communities to take advantage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) DWSRF dollars for lead line replacement, which are available through Fiscal Year 2027.
Illinois law requires full replacement of lead service lines with varying timelines according to water system size. 415 ILCS 5/17.12.
Minnesota’s lead service line replacement grant program requires applicants to submit plans describing how they will coordinate service line and water main replacement projects. Minn. Stat. 446A.077 §5(a).
Minnesota statute sets a goal of replacing all lead service lines in the state by 2033. Minn. Stat.446.078.
Ohio’s SRF program offers 40 year loans with 0% interest rates to state-defined disadvantaged communities (p. 46).