As part of Governor DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative, Ohio EPA awarded $500,000 to the City of Columbus to prioritize the removal of lead service lines at daycares as part of the community’s overall work to remove lead pipes citywide.
Decatur, Wisconsin approved a 15% water rate hike to pay for LSL replacement.
Safe Water Engineering and Planet Detroit have launched a first-of-its-kind map showing every Michigan water system’s lead service line inventory and replacement progress.
This report examined quantitative data on lead service line (LSL) replacements and contextualized it through case studies of five New Jersey water systems.
This dashboard provides an overview of SRF spending in New Jersey.
This dashboard allows users to explore all SRF funded projects in the state of Michigan.
This report explores how LSL replacement can create economic benefits for disinvested and low-income communities in Illinois by creating workforce opportunities.
The Fight for Progress is an unprecedented all-access deep dive into the complex subject of lead service line replacement in Wisconsin.
Two bills before the Louisiana State Legislature could clear the way for the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans to use federal funds to pay for replacing lead service lines on residents’ private property.
This policy brief synthesizes practices and policies from cities and utilities that are creatively combining traditional and non-traditional funding and financing mechanisms to overcome legal, financial, and logistical barriers to covering LSL replacement costs.
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:
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