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

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

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.

The City of Grand Rapids partnered with Grand Rapids Community College and Bay College to introduce high school students and adult learners to water and wastewater careers.

The Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative requires that apprentices perform at least 10% of labor hours on public projects over $500,000 funded by state capital, promoting workforce development through state contracts, grants, and loans

Minnesota statute requires the submission of a workforce plan for water systems applying for state funding with 15,000 or more service connections. Minn. Stat. 446.077 §6.

This guide compiles recommendations for how to implement an equitable LSLR program, including data sources to use in prioritization decisions.

IEWorks provides internship, pre-apprenticeship, and apprenticeship opportunities in water careers.

Hopeworks equips interns with the skills to develop models, analyze data, and create visualizations, to support water utilities in need of technical support with service line inventory and replacement projects.

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).