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Requiring LSL Replacement WhenOpportunities Arise

State and local governments could require utilities or property owners to replace LSLs either on a schedule or when an opportunity arises.

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LCRA Community Grants

LCRA awards grants to worthy community projects in the LCRA wholesale power, water and transmission service territories through its Community Grants program.

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Keep Communities Flowing Grant Program

The American Water Charitable Foundation has invested over $25 million in funding through grants and matching gifts that are important to our employees and our communities.

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Community Foundation Locator

Find community foundations in your area by searching the locator map.

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Tap Talk Podcast: Lead Service Line Replacements: Lessons from Cleveland (Part 2)

Lead Service Line Replacements: Lessons from Cleveland (Part 2)

This podcast episode discusses efforts at Cleveland Water to replace these service lines that have landed Cleveland and Cuyahoga County ahead of the curve.

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Tap Talk Podcast: Lead Service Line Replacements: Lessons from Cleveland (Part 1)

Lead Service Line Replacements: Lessons from Cleveland (Part 1)

This podcast episode discusses efforts at Cleveland Water to replace these service lines that have landed Cleveland and Cuyahoga County ahead of the curve.

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Measuring Up: Grading drinking water quality, affordability, and transparency practices in Allegheny County Water Systems

This report created metrics to rate and grade water systems in Allegheny County with respect to affordability.

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Local & Targeted Worker Hiring Program

Local & Targeted Worker Hiring Program

Los Angeles County’s Local and Targeted Worker Hiring Policy was adopted by the Board of Supervisors in October 2016 to ensure that local workers have employment opportunities on projects within their own communities. This policy sets a goal to hire 30% Local Workers and 10% Targeted Workers on all County capital and construction projects valued at $500,000 or more.

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Lead Service Replacement Apprenticeship Program

Lead Service Replacement Apprenticeship Program

The Lead Service Replacement (LSR) Apprenticeship Program is a paid workforce training program designed to prepare individuals for high-paying careers in construction, with a focus on lead service line replacement.

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Birmingham Leverages Public Funding for the Most Public Good with Historic Local Hire Ordinance

As part of the Local Hire Ordinance, contractors working on projects exceeding $3 million must hire 30% local labor, keeping dollars within the local economy.

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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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