Cleveland Water replaces 100% of lead service lines to day care centers. Interior work remains9/8/2022
Owen MacMillan & Brie Camp
Ideastream Read the full article. The Ever Changing Educational Center operates out of a 110-year-old tan brick church on St. Clair Ave. and serves as a day care center for 12 Cleveland kids. Its director, Valentina Randle, has decades of experience working with children in the Forest Hills neighborhood, and the center has a top 5-star rating under Ohio’s Step Up to Quality standards. Randle knew her building was old, and she wanted to make sure that her kids were drinking safe, lead-free water. So when she received an email from Cleveland Water offering to test the building’s main service line – that’s the pipe leading from the public water main to the building – for lead and pay for any necessary replacements, she immediately took advantage of the opportunity. Tana Weingartner
91.7 WVXU Read the full article. Homeowners Liz and Roman Lewis knew when they bought their 142-year-old home in Spring Grove Village in June that it had lead water service lines. The information turned up during the inspection process. Greater Cincinnati Water Works is replacing lead lines across its service area. While it used to cover part of the cost, starting last December, Water Works covers the full cost from street to meter. Liz Lewis called to see about getting on the waiting list. "They told me there's a longer line and all this, but then he's like, 'Unless you are pregnant or if someone (living in the house is) under 6,' " Lewis recalls. "I was like, 'Well, actually, you're one of the only people who knows, but I'm pregnant.' Then he gave me the number of someone to contact directly, and then it kind of just moved quickly from there." Jayden Kennett
Indianapolis Recorder Read the full article. Citizens Energy Group has received approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to implement a multiyear program to replace lead service lines throughout Indianapolis. Now that it has approval, the process to find and replace lead service lines begins. Citizens has no active lead water mains; however, homes and businesses connected to the water system before the 1950s may have lead pipes that connect the water mains, called lead service lines. The Lead Service Line Replacement Program is designed to replace those pipes for approximately 55,000 to 75,000 homes and businesses. It’s good to be cautious, but there is no need to resort to extreme measures, said Indra Frank, environmental health director for the Hoosier Environmental Council. Drinking water can often pass through pipes without picking up lead, and coupled with regular testing and treatment by Citizens, there’s not a huge need to worry. Xiana Fontno
Oswego County News Read the full article. OSWEGO — The Oswego Common Council voted Monday to approve a program that would help mitigate high lead levels in the city’s drinking water. The council approved the resolution presented by City Engineer Jeff Hinderliter, who asked committee members to approve the New York State Lead Service Line Replacement Project, a grant that selects properties around the city. It’s been dubbed the “Environmental Justice” zone. The program was created after an amendment made under New York’s Clean Water Infrastructure Act, passed in 2017, a document from the state said. The program provides municipalities with grant money to replace lead drinking water service lines in residential homes. Marcie Schellhammer
Bradford Era Read the full article. Starting Monday, those orange cones that seem to signify Pennsylvania’s summer will be populating East Main Street as the Bradford Water Authority’s lead abatement project begins there. Executive Director Steve Disney said Mortimer’s Excavating will begin construction near East Avenue and proceed toward the intersection with Kendall Avenue. “Most of this work is going to be in the street,” Disney said. He acknowledged that with the road work on the U.S. Route 219 Bradford Bypass, travel may be slow-going around the city. “They are going to be working Monday through Thursdays, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.,” Disney said of the Mortimer’s crew. They are expecting the project to go until the end of the year. 95.3 MNC
Read the full article. The City of South Bend Department of Public Works is inviting residents to be part of its sampling pool to test for lead and copper in drinking water. The City wants to encourage residents with homes built prior to 1986 to participate. The sampling will only take about five minutes to complete. Testing kits will be dropped off and picked up from the resident’s home. The City distributes clean, safe drinking water to homes every day that meet all state and federal water quality standards. Water is lead-free when it leaves the City’s treatment plants, but it is possible for it to pick up lead particles from corrosion in service lines or plumbing fixtures as it flows into the home. The City is conducting this outreach to comply with the U.S. Environmental Agency’s (EPA) Safe Drinking Water Act that requires testing lead and copper levels in household drinking water every three years. Tom Cullen
Cherokee Chronicle Times Read the full article. Cherokee and Storm Lake are surveying its water systems for lead pipes under a federal mandate that requires cities and homeowners to replace them when discovered. The Storm Lake City Council over the last two weeks inked contracts with a surveyor and an engineering firm to find just how many lead lines are in the city’s 3,900 connections and 100 miles of mains. “We’re preparing for a major project that we could have to do,” said Storm Lake City Manager Keri Navratil. Cherokee City Administrator Eric List said the city’s public works department is investigating the issue. The city has not yet discussed the issue with its engineer, ISG. Jim Measel
WTVB Read the full article. COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater Board of Public Utilities is scheduled to get a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund grant of $3 million in September which will be used to remove lead service lines in the city. Water Superintendent Brian Musselman told the B.P.U. Board of Directors on Wednesday night all of the lines have to be removed by 2041. He said an inventory found they had 1,240 lead service lines in the system. Ed Nice
WYRK Read the full article. There are parts of Buffalo and Western New York that are pretty old. With most of the area having been largely built out prior to World War II, that means lots of neighborhoods in the 716 have some pretty old infrastructure. Just take a look at some of our roads, bridges, and buildings and you can see that for yourself. It's no secret that Buffalo has lots of lead water service lines buried underground and those pipes are very old. Those pipes have been causing problems for the residents of Buffalo for years and thanks to some funds from the American Rescue Plan, the local government is going to have some additional resources to do something about that. Officials estimate that there are over 40,000 lead water lines still feeding homes in Buffalo. An additional $10 million in federal funds have been added to funds the City of Buffalo has already secured to make line replacements. Several hundred lines have already been replaced and work is scheduled to continue throughout the remainder of the year. Joe Malinconico
North Jersey Read the full article. PATERSON — In an effort to prevent lead poisoning, about 6,500 homes in Paterson, Passaic, Clifton and Prospect Park will be getting new water service pipes, officials announced on Thursday. Under a $36 million program, the Passaic Valley Water Commission in September will begin replacing lead pipes that connect houses with water mains — at no cost to homeowners. Jim Mueller, the commission’s executive director, said his organization previously identified 6,500 homes with lead-contaminated pipes in those communities, with about half of them in Paterson. During the summer, the commission’s contractor will start inspecting the water service lines in another 11,000 homes to check for lead pipes, he added. |
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