This video offers practical steps to reduce exposure to lead in drinking water.

The Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative requires that apprentices perform at least 10% of labor hours on public projects over $500,000 funded by state capital, promoting workforce development through state contracts, grants, and loans

Maryland Dept. of Environment provides a variety for lead service line public education.

Minnesota’s Lead Service Line Replacement Grant Program requires grant money be used to cover private-side replacements. Minn. Stat. 446A.077 §4(b).

Ohio’s SRF program offers 40 year loans with 0% interest rates to state-defined disadvantaged communities (p. 46).

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).

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.

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.

Michigan requires water suppliers to replace the entire LSL and to cover the costs of private-side replacements. Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.10604f

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.