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Stretching the Dollar to Get the Lead Out: Lead Service Line Contracting

This contracting guide highlights key contracting components that utilities should consider including in their programs to ensure funding is utilized effectively.

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Governor Hochul Announces Nearly $90 Million to Replace Lead Service Lines and Protect Drinking Water Across New York

Gov. Hochul authorized the use of NY’s Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022  to repay the loan portion of awards for LSLR projects from the NY’s DWSRF.

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Changes to the Lead and Copper Rule: What Should Public Health Expect?

The National Center for Healthy Housing outlines how EPA’s updated Lead and Copper Rule mandates full lead service line replacement within 10 years, lowers the lead action level, and expands public education requirements—highlighting the critical role of public health agencies in community outreach and response.

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How far will BIL dollars go in replacing lead lines across the country?

This blog analyzes how far federal funding will go to replace toxic lead lines over the five years of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Factsheet: Notification of Known or Potential Service Line Containing Lead

EPA’s fact sheet outlines requirements under the 2021 Lead and Copper Rule Revisions.

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Engaging Landlords and Tenants in Lead Service Line Replacement

Engaging landlords and tenants is essential to ensure equitable and effective lead service line replacement, especially in rental properties where children face the greatest risk.

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A Balancing Act – Optimizing Payment Schedules in Environmental Pay for Success Contracts

A Balancing Act: Optimizing Payment Schedules in Environmental Pay for Success Contracts

This report analyzes how payment schedules in environmental “Pay for Success” contracts influence project outcomes and offers recommendations to optimize risk-sharing and financial incentives for improved conservation results.

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State of Indiana Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program Intended Use Plan State Fiscal Year 2024

Indiana’s SFY24 Intended Use Plan (IUP) includes long-term goals to “ensure that the CWSRF Loan Program and its participants comply as required with Disadvantaged Business Enterprise fair share objectives” (p.9) and set-aside funding to support Indiana Water Alliance’s apprenticeship programs (p. 12).

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How State Revolving Fund Policies Can Support Equitable Water Workforce Development (pdf)

Six strategies for state administrators to integrate equitable workforce development into State Revolving Fund programs, ensuring that water infrastructure investments create inclusive job opportunities in underserved communities.

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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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