VT DEC requires specific prioritization factors beyond the minimum requirement established in the LCRI that give additional priority to high-risk groups. They also include a list of suggested prioritization factors to increase the public health benefit of LSLR programs.
The Area Deprivation Index includes factors like income, education, employment, and housing quality to generate rankings of neighborhoods by socioeconomic disadvantage at the state or national level.
This guide compiles recommendations for how to implement an equitable LSLR program, including data sources to use in prioritization decisions.
The LeadCare Illinois provides free testing, lead safety training, and support services such as education and sample collection for qualifying childcare facilities and providers, administered by their partner Elevate.
VA DOH’s LEAP Program includes funding for LSLR programs and is an educational resource for homeowners and utilities on LSLR.
This Connecticut Department of Public Health fact sheet explains how lead can enter drinking water, outlines associated health risks and offers practical steps to reduce exposure.
This video offers practical steps to reduce exposure to lead in drinking water.
Information for water systems on how to keep their community engaged and informed on LSLR.
The Metropolitan Sewer District has a community benefits program demonstrating how partnerships between community-based organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions can be part of professional services contracting.
The city’s Water Equity Task Force is an example of collaboration between the utility and nonprofit organizations to develop and diversify the local workforce.
The purpose of the Lead Innovation Hub is to empower users to take action by equipping them with the best information, solutions, and resources available to replace lead pipes and improve public health for all.
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:
Read more here.
