Work for Water

Work for Water

Milwaukee Water Works has education and training programs to create pipelines for careers in water. This program has also compiled a list of local colleges and programs that can help job seekers earn a career in water.

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Milwaukee’s Lead Pipe Replacement Is Boosting Workforce Development

Milwaukee’s LSLR program is boosting workforce development by requiring contractors to hire 40% of their workforce from disadvantaged zip codes.

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Detroit lead service line replacement

Detroit set workforce requirements for LSLR via executive order

Executive Order 2021-02 requires all construction projects greater than $3 million to have 51% of the workforce be bona-fide Detroit residents.

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New Service Connections

Vyntelligence provides a platform used by utilities in the UK to collect customer information and document new service connections. The platform allows video to be captured as a communication and documentation tool.

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Technology pipes vector

FYLD: Fieldwork execution platform powered by AI

FYLD is a documentation platform that has been used by utilities globally to better document on-site construction safety through video and data capture of site conditions.

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Guidance

Three Strategies to Reduce Costs: Purchasing Partnerships for Water Systems

This resource provides examples of purchasing partnerships for water systems.

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Automatic Enrollment Isn’t New—It’s Time to Apply It to Lead Pipe Replacement

Automatic enrollment has proven effective in utility upgrades like AMI—and applying the same model to lead service line replacement could streamline access, boost participation, and speed up progress.

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Guidance

Coordination of Replacement Activity

This resource provides strategies for coordinating public and private-side replacements, reducing disruptions, and improving communication with residents

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Tools & Guides Maps

Transparency in action: Map of public LSL replacement programs

EDF’s map spotlights lead service line replacement programs across the country, including financial assistance for private side replacements

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Aqua to begin second phase of downtown Struthers water main replacement.

Aqua to begin second phase of downtown Struthers water main replacement. What to know

Aqua plans on replacing lead pipes found during water main replacements in Struthers, OH at no direct cost to the homeowner.

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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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