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Read the full article. InterCare Community Health Network is hosting a family health fair and blood lead testing event on Saturday, Jan. 29, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for City of Benton Harbor residents, announced the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) today. In addition to blood lead testing, the event will include COVID-19 testing and vaccinations for adults and children and booster doses to those who are eligible as well as flu shots during the event. In an effort to provide city residents with additional access to safe, clean drinking water, InterCare has purchased and will have bottled water available for test participants while supplies last. ABC 57
Melissa Hudson Read the full article. BENTON HARBOR, Mich. -- The city of Benton Harbor has selected five companies to replace the lead water service lines throughout the city. The city is working with the companies to finalize contracts and set start dates in each of the 12 work zones. The goal is to replace the estimated 3,900 remaining lead service lines by spring of 2023. Work is expected to start in March. WaterWorld Magazine
Read the full article. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) recently announced that the City of Flint’s water system has entered its sixth consecutive year of meeting state and federal standards for lead in drinking water. Since July 2016, the city of Flint’s water system has tested below action levels of the federal Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) during 11 consecutive monitoring periods. The latest six-month monitoring period, from July 1 through Dec. 31 2021, find that the 90th percentile calculation for the city’s collected samples is at 7 parts per billion (ppb) for lead. The 90th percentile calculation of 7 ppb means 90 percent of the test results used in the calculation came in at or below 7 ppb. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Alison Dirr Read the full article. The federal infrastructure funds highlighted in a visit by Vice President Kamala Harris this week are expected to boost Milwaukee's effort to replace lead service lines, though the city is waiting on key details before it can proceed, Department of Public Works leaders reported Wednesday. Nearly 70,000 lead service lines still exist in the city, and estimates put the cost of replacing all the lead service lines in Milwaukee, on both public and private property, at nearly $800 million. The Times Record
Payal Gangishetti Read the full article. The Brunswick and Topsham Water District officials will soon be sending letters to residents regarding their long-term plan to replace galvanized water pipes with copper to make their drinking water safer. According to Brunswick and Topsham Water District General Manager Craig Douglas these pipes have become old and are no longer considered safe. The officials are now planning to conduct a survey to identify customers who still use these pipes. The Herald-Palladium
Louise Wrege Read the full article. BENTON HARBOR — Benton Harbor city commissioners awarded $33.2 million in contracts at a special meeting Monday to five contractors to replace the city’s lead water service lines. After the meeting, Jason Marquardt, senior project engineer with Abonmarche, said he expects the contractors to order the materials immediately so they can start work in March. The deadline to replace the lead lines is April 19, 2023, with the resurfacing of the streets and replacement of lawns to be done by May 31, 2023. Beloit Daily News
Austin Montgomery Read the full article. BELOIT—The City of Beloit Water Resources Division has applied for a state grant that could fund the replacement of lead service lines for residents at no cost to homeowners or the city. The Beloit City Council approved submission for a safe drinking water and lead service line replacement grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) worth $600,000. If approved, the city would have the ability to reimburse residents who wish to have their water service lines replaced. Beloit Dailey News
Austin Montgomery Read the full article. BELOIT—The City of Beloit Water Resources Division has applied for a state grant that could fund the replacement of lead service lines for residents at no cost to homeowners or the city. The Beloit City Council approved submission for a safe drinking water and lead service line replacement grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) worth $600,000. If approved, the city would have the ability to reimburse residents who wish to have their water service lines replaced. Wisconsin Public Radio
Corrinne Hess, Jenny Peek and Andrea Anderson Read the full article. Two years ago, doctors told Milwaukee mother Deanna Branch her repeated exposure to lead would keep her on dialysis for the rest of her life and she would likely not walk again. Her 6-year-old son, Aidan, had already been hospitalized twice for lead poisoning by then. Recently, Branch finally moved to a safer apartment, and she and Aidan were able to overcome their physical ailments. They wrote about their struggles in a picture book. And on Monday, she shared her story with Vice President Kamala Harris. Hudson Reporter
Daniel Israel Read the full article. Keeping in line with a recent state mandate, Mayor James Davis announced that Suez Water has provided the city of Bayonne with a list of properties in Bayonne that specifies which properties have lead services lines and which properties do not. Service lines are the pipes that connect buildings to the water mains in the street. The same database also shows the properties that have galvanized service lines, non-lead service lines, and service lines with an unknown status. |
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