About Us

The Lead Innovation Hub is a solution and action-focused website designed to be your go-to resource for all things lead service line replacement. 

The Hub is an ongoing initiative led by the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC), in close partnership with many collaborators, and is meant for everyone. Wherever you are on your lead service line replacement journey, whether just starting out or already a pro, you’ll find success stories, best practices, cost-efficient solutions, cutting-edge resources, and fresh ideas to inspire, motivate, and support you and your teams.

The Mayor’s Roadmap was the first series of tools and resources released within the Hub. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and EPIC, in close collaboration with several organizations, advisors, and partners, developed the roadmap. 

Since its initial launch, the Hub now includes complete roadmaps for State Decision-Makers, Mayors, and Water Utilities. We are also actively working on a Community Organizers’ Roadmap, which we intend to launch later this year.

We all want to improve public health, so let’s build on our momentum and accelerate progress. All Americans deserve access to infrastructure that provides safe, reliable, affordable drinking water.

Together can we replace lead pipes faster, fully, and forever. Stay tuned for further changes, additional resources, and innovative solutions!

Special Thanks to Our Advisors!

Community Organizers' Roadmap

Disclaimer: The resources and examples on this website are provided for informational purposes only and do not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or alignment with any organization, product, position, or viewpoint.

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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.

Read more here.