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New Resource Helps Communities Replace Lead Service Lines

1/17/2017

 
National Drinking Water Alliance

Check out the latest new resource to help communities replace lead service lines to improve tap water quality - the Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative project. The collaborative of
23 national public health, water utility, labor, consumer, housing, state and local governmental, and environmental organizations are uniting to help communities replace old lead pipes that are the primary culprit behind the lead contamination of millions of Americans' drinking water. 

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Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) Collaborative Website Launched

1/13/2017

 
Association of Drinking Water Administrators

The Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) Collaborative, a diverse coalition of 23 national public health, water utility, environmental labor, consumer, housing, and state and local governmental organizations, released an online toolkit designed to help communities across the U.S. accelerate removal of lead service lines. Removing these lead pipes provides an opportunity to significantly reduce the risk of exposure to lead in drinking water.

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Groups unite to create roadmap for replacing lead pipes that poison water

1/10/2017

 
USAToday
Laura Ungar
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Nearly two dozen environmental, health, consumer and water utility groups are uniting to help communities replace old lead pipes that are the primary culprit behind the lead contamination of millions of Americans' drinking water.

​The Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative won’t change out the pipes itself. But starting this week, it will provide communities with advice and tools to speed up pipe replacement.

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Activist groups nationwide fight to remove toxic chemicals from water

1/10/2017

 
PIX11
​Christie Duffy
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Nearly two-dozen organizations have joined forces to attack the widespread problem of lead in water.

​They want to stop contamination at the source, which is likely beneath your feet. An estimated 6.1 million lead service lines join water mains to the plumbing inside homes and businesses across the country. When the water flowing though the lines is corrosive, small particles of lead can break off and flow right into your cup.

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​Diverse Collaborative Seeks to Accelerate ​Lead Service Line Replacement

1/10/2017

 
Today the Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative announced a joint effort to accelerate full removal of the lead pipes providing drinking water to millions of American homes.

Composed of 23 national public health, water utility, environmental, labor, consumer, housing, and state and local governmental organizations, the Collaborative released an online toolkit to help communities voluntarily develop and implement lead service line removal programs. Nationwide, old lead service lines connect an estimated 6.1 million or more homes and businesses to community drinking water mains.
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Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative online toolkit

1/10/2017

 
American Water Works Association

The 
Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) Collaborative, a diverse coalition of 23 water utility, public health, environmental, labor, consumer, housing, and state and local governmental organizations – including AWWA -- today released an online toolkit designed to help communities across the United States accelerate removal of lead service lines. 

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EDF joins with 22 organizations to launch Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative

1/10/2017

 
Tom Neltner
Environmental Defense Fund

Accelerating full replacement of lead service lines (LSL) – the lead pipes that run from the drinking water main under the street to homes – is a priority for EDF. These pipes are the primary source of lead in water and, when disturbed, may release lead particles that expose consumers, without warning, to extremely high levels. As part of the effort to encourage safe and effective removal of LSLs replacement, EDF helped launch a new Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative with 23 national public health, water utility, environmental, labor, consumer, housing, and state and local governmental organizations to help communities develop and implement voluntary programs to eliminate these pipes.

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Potable Water Groups Unite to Support Water Providers

1/10/2017

 
Public Works Magazine

​Old lead service lines connect an estimated 6 million homes and businesses to community drinking water mains. As residents of Flint, Mich., continue to filter tap water to remove toxins, industry groups are offering free resources and other support to help cash-strapped public utilities voluntarily find and replace lead pipes.


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  • Home
  • Roadmap
    • Getting Started
    • Legal Factors
    • Funding
    • Plan Development
  • Replacement
    • Approaches to Replacement
    • Preparing an Inventory
    • Understanding Replacement Techniques
    • Communicating About LSLs
    • Coordinating Replacement
  • Equity
    • Guide to Equity Analysis
    • Coordination and Partnership
    • Defining Disadvantaged Communities
    • Equity Tools and Data Sources
  • Policies
    • Community Access to Funding
    • Helping Consumers
    • Requiring LSL Replacement
    • Engaging other Programs
    • Risk Communication Improvement
  • EPA's LCR
    • Key Terms
    • Key Requirements and Opportunities
  • Resources
    • Intro to LSL Replacement
    • LSL Replacement in the News
    • Child Care and Schools
    • Role of Public Health Professionals
    • Webinars >
      • Upcoming Webinars and Events
    • Case Examples
    • Filling Data Gaps
    • Recursos en Español
    • Downloadable Resources
    • Matchmaking Survey
  • About Us
    • FAQs
    • Feedback