Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:24:00 -0700WeeblyFri, 05 Jun 2026 16:16:24 GMThttps://www.lslr-collaborative.org/webinars/municipal-strategies-for-increasing-enrollment-in-lslr-programsLead Service Line Replacement Collaborative & Environmental Policy Innovation Center

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Hear from communities that have implemented policies to increase program enrollment, and the challenges and benefits they experienced.

Homeowner engagement and lack of access to private-side service lines can be challenges to LSL replacement programs and create inefficiencies. Some municipalities have implemented policies to help increase enrollment in LSL replacement programs, including automatic enrollment policies.

In this webinar, co-hosted by the Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative and Environmental Policy Innovation Center, attendees will hear from several communities/water systems that have implemented policies meant to increase program enrollment about why they chose to pursue these policies, the challenges and benefits they’ve experienced, and how policies can be combined with other engagement strategies. The webinar will feature an overview of the policies and then a panel-style discussion featuring representatives from Detroit and Milwaukee, as well as the Environmental Policy Innovation Center, which recently released a white paper on automatic enrollment policies.

Presenters:
Jack Travis, Water Law Fellow, Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Sonali Patel, Public Affairs Director, Detroit Water & Sewerage Department
Alejandro Munoz, P.E., M.S., Management Engineer - Lead Service Line Replacement

Moderator:
The session will be moderated by LSL Replacement Collaborative Steering Committee member.
Mason Hines, RESOLVE

​]]>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:57:12 GMThttps://www.lslr-collaborative.org/webinars/epas-service-line-inventory-dashboard-how-to-use-it-and-whats-nextLead Service Line Replacement Collaborative

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The LSL Replacement Collaborative hosts representatives from the EPA to explain their new service line inventory dashboard and how to use it.


Under the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), EPA required public water systems to conduct inventories detailing the service line materials present in their system. Systems were required to submit this data to their respective state/primacy agency, which then submitted the data to EPA. Based on these data, EPA estimates that there are approximately 4 million lead service lines in the US. In November 2025, EPA launched a new dashboard to help users make sense of the country’s service line inventory.


In this webinar, the Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative will host representatives from the EPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water involved in development of the dashboard. Our presenters will provide an overview of the dashboard and what information users can find. They will also describe how EPA arrived at its latest LSL estimate and how new data will continue to be added.
Following their presentation and Q&A, our presenters will stay on the line to explore a few examples of the kind of queries users can make and how to manipulate the dashboard to get there. 


Presenters:
Joseph Banegas, IT Specialist, U.S. EPA
Chandler Klawitter, Data Analyst, U.S. EPA


The session will be moderated by LSL Replacement Collaborative Steering Committee members.


Tom Neltner, Unleaded Kids
Roya Alkafaji, Environmental Defense Fund
​]]>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:29:58 GMThttps://www.lslr-collaborative.org/webinars/10-years-10-leaders-honoring-excellence-in-lslr-informational-webinarLead Service Line Replacement Collaborative

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Description: 
Now live! The LSLR Collaborative is honoring excellence in LSL replacement. This webinar explains the initiative and how to apply.

​For 10 years, the LSLR Collaborative has helped communities across the United States accelerate full LSL replacement by building shared tools, enabling cross-sector knowledge exchange and highlighting innovative solutions.

Over that decade, we have seen inspiring examples of people leading the way. In 2026, the LSLR Collaborative will recognize individuals and programs demonstrating excellence in 10 essential areas of LSL replacement. These categories reflect the principles and practices promoted by the LSLR Collaborative for fair and effective LSL replacement.

Individuals and programs may be nominated for one of the 10 categories listed here.

Honorees in each of the 10 categories will be recognized at an event hosted at the American Water Works Association's ACE in June of 2026 in Washington D.C. and be featured in webinars and other media to share their work.

This webinar will provide an overview of the recognition event and how to apply.
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Moderators:
Mason Hines, RESOLVE
Roya Alkafaji, EDF

]]>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:56:57 GMThttps://www.lslr-collaborative.org/webinars/engaging-residents-in-lslr-many-messengers-shared-messageLead Service Line Replacement Collaborative

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​Description:
Lead service line (LSL) replacement is not a simple task. One of the challenges is that unlike other kinds of public works, LSL replacement may require getting permission to enter someone’s home to complete the job. In almost all communities there are some residents – be it because they’re unaware of the program, concerned about cost, distrustful, or just private people – who are hesitant to participate in replacement programs.

Hearing about the program from the right messenger can help alleviate this hesitancy. In this webinar, we’ll share examples of how water systems are working with all sorts of trusted messengers – faith leaders, health professionals, community members and others – to engage residents in LSLR. We’ll highlight examples from Washington DC and Memphis, TN, both urban areas but in very different parts of the country and at different stages with their LSL replacement program. We’ll hear from both program leaders and the trusted messengers they’re working through about their strategies and the impact they’re having on engagement.


This is the second in a series of webinars the LSL Replacement Collaborative is holding this year highlighting strategies for resident engagement in LSL replacement.


Speakers:

• John Zeanah, Chief of Development and Infrastructure, City of Memphis
• LaTricea Adams, Founder CEO & President, Young, Gifted & Green
• Robin Lewis, Director for Climate Equity, Interfaith Power and Light
• William Elledge, Director of Engineering and Technical Services, DC Water
• Amanda Ri’Chard-Briggs, Associate Director, Office of Environmental Protection at DC Health

Moderator:
Mason Hines, RESOLVE
]]>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:14:05 GMThttps://www.lslr-collaborative.org/webinars/partnering-with-cbos-to-promote-lsl-replacement-programsLead Service Line Replacement Collaborative

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​Description:
Lead service line (LSL) replacement is not a simple task. One of the challenges is that unlike other kinds of public works, LSL replacement may require getting permission to enter someone’s home to complete the job. In almost all communities there are some residents – be it because they’re unaware of the program, concerned about cost, distrustful, or just private people – who are hesitant to participate in replacement programs.

Many programs are having success engaging residents in LSL replacement by working with community-based organizations. CBOs often have the credibility and community outreach skills to engage residents who may not otherwise choose to participate. This webinar will explore examples of how two communities - Wausau, WI and Cook County, IL – have worked with CBOs in their LSL replacement programs. Representatives from each will describe how their partnership is arranged, the CBO’s strategies and activities, and their results.

This is the first in a series of webinars the LSLR Collaborative will hold this year highlighting strategies for resident engagement in LSL replacement.

Speakers:

• Shawn Kerachsky, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Infrastructure Partners
• Yingyakia Vang, EquiFlow Outreach Coordinator, Hmong & Hispanic Communication Network
• Scott Marten, community canvasser, Wausau
• Caroline Pakenham, Director of Water Programs, Elevate
• Bethany Olson, Program Manager, Water Programs, Elevate

]]>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.lslr-collaborative.org/webinars/tapping-into-success-strategies-for-effective-lslr-communicationsLead Service Line Replacement Collaborative

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​Description:
This webinar will provide an overview of proven LSLR program communication, education, and outreach strategies. These strategies are based on conversations Elevate—a nonprofit organization based in Chicago—had with staff, elected officials, and consultants for municipalities nationwide where LSLR programs are underway. Elevate will be joined by representatives of two municipalities to discuss what has worked well in their own LSLR program communications – and what hasn’t. The webinar will feature strategies that can be applied by both small and large municipalities seeking to engage stakeholders before, during, and after lead service line replacement.

The strategies featured in the webinar are derived from research Elevate conducted in 2023. Their full report can be found here.

Moderator:

• Justin Keller, Water Programs Strategist, Elevate

Speakers:

• Ramona Flanigan, City Administrator, City of Edgerton, Wisconsin
• John Davis, Project Manager, GHD

]]>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.lslr-collaborative.org/webinars/rural-communities-of-color-and-federal-funding-for-lsl-replacementsLead Service Line Replacement Collaborative

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Description:
The American Rescue Plan Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act have allocated an unprecedented billions of dollars of federal funding to states for lead service line (LSL) replacement. A critical consideration of this effort concerns how states distribute the funding and how LSL replacements are implemented in communities, especially taking into account the country’s increasing wealth and health disparities and the Administration’s Justice 40 Initiative.

Rural communities face specific challenges due to shrinking populations and aging infrastructure. In addition, rural communities of color are often overburdened by pollution and struggle to access needed funding for water infrastructure projects. Challenges often include technical, financial, managerial capacity, and matters of competing prioritization of significant needs, trust, and buy-in from communities long-neglected from disinvestment and marginalized by systemic racism.

This webinar highlighted key challenges of these communities with regard to accessing federal funding for lead service line replacement programs, and discussed how to address and overcome these barriers. Speakers shared examples of promising efforts and helpful resources.

Moderator:

• Kristie Trousdale, Deputy Director, Children’s Environmental Health Network

Speakers:

• LaTricea Adams, Founder, CEO, & President, Black Millennials for Flint
• Lorette Picciano, Executive Director, Rural Coalition/Coalición Rural
• Hope Cupit, President & CEO, Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. (SERCAP)
• Andy Crocker, Regional Programs Lead, SERCAP
• Kenneth Rodgers, Rural Housing Specialist I, SERCAP

]]>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:00:00 GMThttps://www.lslr-collaborative.org/webinars/enhancing-equity-in-lead-service-line-replacement-programsLead Service Line Replacement Collaborative

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Description:
One of the guiding principles of the LSL replacement collaborative is that lead service line replacement initiatives should consider and address barriers to participation so consumers served by LSLs can benefit equitably, regardless of income, race, or ethnicity.

To this end, the LSL Replacement Collaborative recently released a step-by-step guide communities can use to help consider and account for issues of equity when developing LSL replacement programs. In this webinar, we provided an overview of the Collaborative’s new guide and lifted up examples from across the country of how communities are working to promote equity in their replacement programs – touching on issues including funding, community engagement, and contracting.

Speakers:

• Elin Betanzo, President and Founder, Safe Water Engineering
• Jennifer Liggett, Global Technology Leader for Drinking Water Quality, Jacobs
• Dr. Marian Rice, Deputy Director, Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities
• Queen Zakia Shabazz, Founder, United Parents Against Lead

]]>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.lslr-collaborative.org/webinars/rental-properties-overcoming-barriers-to-lead-service-line-replacementLead Service Line Replacement Collaborative
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Description: 

Lead service line replacement at rental properties has its own set of unique challenges, including hard-to-reach property owners, lack of incentives, and other barriers. Effective communication and coordination with community members is an important piece of any replacement program to help people understand the risks posed by lead service lines and what they can expect from the program. However, this kind of engagement can be more challenging when the person who pays the bills and the person who drinks the water are not the same, such as at tenant-occupied properties.

This panel-style webinar explored the challenges associated with lead service line replacement at tenant-occupied properties and examples of what communities are doing to overcome them. We heard about approaches taken in Newark and Denver and learned more about best practices from a healthy homes expert. 
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Speakers: 

• Kareem Adeem, Director of Newark Water & Sewer
• Kim Gaddy, National Environmental Justice Director, Clean Water Action
• Pam Williams, Community Relations Specialist, Lead Reduction Program, Denver Water
• Catherine Lee, Director, Client Services, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
• Mason Hines, RESOLVE (Moderator)

]]>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.lslr-collaborative.org/webinars/a-description-of-the-projects-selected-as-water-data-prize-winnersEnvironmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC)

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Description:
EPIC created the Water Data Prize to inspire new approaches to expediting the removal of lead service lines in municipalities across the country. More than 50 applications from individuals in the water sector submitted entries to the Water Data Prize, and an esteemed panel of judges reviewed the submissions looking for equitable and effective ways to speed the removal of toxic lead pipes and remove the threat of lead in drinking water for as many people as possible. Watch the presentation to learn about the winning projects.

Speakers:
Brian Kearney, Project Manager, CDM Smith
Megan Glover, Co-Founder & CEO, 120Water
Kedar Dabhadkar, Data Scientist, Ketos
Jyoti Venketraman, Program Manager, New Jersey Future
Samantha Villegas, Director of Strategic Communication Services, Raftelis
Anna Wolf, Program Director, Center for Neighborhood Technology

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