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Family Health Fair, Free Blood Lead Testing Event Planned In Benton Harbor

1/28/2022

 
94.9 WSJM News

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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.

Benton Harbor selects five companies to replace lead service lines citywide

1/27/2022

 
ABC 57
Melissa Hudson

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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.


Flint enters 6th year of drinking water lead compliance

1/26/2022

 
WaterWorld Magazine

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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 expects to see the impact of federal infrastructure funds on lead service line replacement next year

1/26/2022

 
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Alison Dirr

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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.

Brunswick, Topsham will soon begin multi-year project to replace hazardous lead pipes

1/26/2022

 
The Times Record
Payal Gangishetti

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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.


Benton Harbor grants $33.2 million for lead line replacement projects

1/25/2022

 
The Herald-Palladium
Louise Wrege

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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.


Grant program could help replace lead service lines

1/25/2022

 
Beloit Daily News
Austin Montgomery

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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.

Grant program could help replace lead service lines

1/25/2022

 
Beloit Dailey News
Austin Montgomery

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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.

Vice President Kamala Harris pushes for lead pipe replacement during Milwaukee visit

1/24/2022

 
Wisconsin Public Radio
Corrinne Hess, Jenny Peek and Andrea Anderson

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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.

Bayonne releases Suez Water database of properties with lead service lines

1/24/2022

 
Hudson Reporter
Daniel Israel

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​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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  • 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
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    • Downloadable Resources
    • Matchmaking Survey
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