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Lead line replacement project to start

1/29/2018

 
The Press
Larry Limpf

The Northwestern Water and Sewer District expects to complete a project this year to replace water service lines containing lead.

The district board of trustees in December approved a resolution to contract with Speer Brothers, Sandusky, for $883,365 to replace lines in the district’s service area covering the northern part of Wood County.

Theresa Pollick, a spokesman for the district, said 322 service lines have been identified for replacement with most located in sections of Rossford and western Northwood where older infrastructure is in place. In Northwood, the homes and buildings being serviced are bounded by W. Florence, Oregon, Tracy and Wales roads.

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Flint was a Wake Up Call:Now What? Framing the Conversation around Lead, Water, and Public Health

1/29/2018

 
Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University
Event Organized by Collaborative members: the American Public Health Association, Children's Environmental Health Network, Environmental Defense Fund, and  National Center for Healthy Housing


WASHINGTON — In late 2014, Yaquelin Vargas was pregnant when she became suspicious something was wrong with the water in her hometown of Flint, Mich. She was getting rashes and losing her hair. The shower water felt “like a gooey gel” on her skin.

“I didn’t want to live like that anymore,” Vargas said January 24 at a panel hosted at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University. “But nobody was listening.”
Vargas was one of many voices sounding the alarm about the water in Flint four years ago.

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PWSA will pay for public, private water line replacement

1/29/2018

 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Don Hopey


The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority adopted a lead service line policy Friday that mandates and pays for replacement of both the public and privately owned portions of those lines, prioritizing properties where pregnant women and young children live.

The policy, which the authority’s board approved by unanimous vote, formalizes PWSA’s announcement last summer that it would halt a practice known as partial line replacement, which removes only the publicly owned portion of the service line that’s connected to the water main.

Partial line replacement can dislodge or stir up lead corrosion in the private supply line, increasing customer exposure to lead, a neurotoxin that is hazardous to pregnant women, infants and small children.

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Green Bay water utility seeks 9 percent rate hike to help fund pipe replacement

1/28/2018

 
Green Bay Press Gazette
Paul Srubas


GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Water Utility has applied to the Public Service Commission to raise water rates.

The utility is seeking a 9 percent rate hike, which would mean about an additional $1.44 per month on the average residential user’s water bill, according to the utility.

The purpose for the increase is to cover rising costs and to implement the utility’s new plan for a more aggressive pipe-replacement schedule, director Nancy Quirk said.

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City adopts private-side lead service line replacement program

1/26/2018

 
Oshkosh Independent 
Justin R. Mitchell 


To reduce the potential exposure from lead in drinking water in Oshkosh, the City has adopted revisions to the Municipal Code “Chapter 20 – Plumbing” to make full lead water service line replacement mandatory. To offset the cost to property owners, the City applied for and received a $500,000 principal forgiveness loan from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.

The policy now includes the opportunity for property owners, not adjacent to City projects, who wish to have their private-side lead service replaced to be a part of the reimbursement program. Through the program, property owners can receive reimbursement of 50% of the cost of replacement up to a maximum of $1500. Additional reimbursement is available to property owners who meet certain income requirements.

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Iowa Proposal Would Allow Loans for Lead Service Line Replacements

1/18/2018

 
Bloomberg BNA
Stephen Joyce


Iowa municipalities could receive loans to replace lead service lines and assume statewide enforcement obligations for water-quality standards under a new Iowa Department of Natural Resources proposal.

The proposed rules, issued Jan. 17, allow the state’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund—a fund that’s been operational since 2000—to lend Iowa communities money to replace privately owned lead service lines.

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Michigan Community Sets Aggressive Lead Service Line Replacement Precedent

1/5/2018

 
Water Online
​Peter Chawaga


As locales all over the country wrestle with lead contamination in their drinking water, one Michigan community is taking an aggressive approach to the problem. The municipal water system in Kalamazoo, MI, is moving relatively quickly to replace all of its lead service lines.
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“Almost three times the number of water service lines containing lead were replaced in 2017 compared to its previous schedule,” Michigan Live reported. “A total of 472 were disconnected as of Dec. 18, compared to 120 in 2016.”

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Green Bay water utility making progress in replacing LSLs

1/1/2018

 
Green Bay Press Gazette
Paul Srubas


The Green Bay Water Utility’s quest to eliminate lead service pipes took a giant stride forward in 2017. The utility’s “Get the Lead Out” program has cut about a third of the utility-owned lead service lines in the city, leaving it with about 959 lines, according to the utility. The utility hopes to have them all replaced by the end of 2020.

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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
    • Video: Lead Service Line Replacement
    • 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