The Cleveland Water Alliance demonstrates how Solinas Technologies – Acoustic Technology can be used to detect lead pipes without digging, resulting in substantial cost savings.
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.
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.
The city of Oshkosh requires existing lead service lines that are connected to the city’s water system to be replaced. Oshkosh Mun. Code §20-13 (f).
Illinois law requires full replacement of lead service lines with varying timelines according to water system size. 415 ILCS 5/17.12.
Minnesota statute sets a goal of replacing all lead service lines in the state by 2033. Minn. Stat.446.078.
In 2024 the state legislature introduced a bill setting a 15-year timeline to replace all lead services lines in the state. H.B. 534
Milwaukee passed a resolution in 2018 requires green stormwater infrastructure to be incorporated into street and sidewalk projects.
Michigan requires water suppliers to replace the entire LSL and to cover the costs of private-side replacements. Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.10604f
The City of Newark’s code requires mandatory replacement of all lead service lines and requires proof of LSLR for customers to opt-out. City of Newark Code of Ordinances § 16:23-4.
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:
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