Benton Harbor job fair: Opportunities to work on lead service line replacement project available2/23/2022
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Jerry Malec Read the full article. BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The City of Benton Harbor is hosting a Job Fair on Thursday, February 24, from 3 until 6 p.m. Many of the available jobs will coincide with the city’s lead service line replacement project, according to Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad and City Commissioner Ron Singleton, co-chair of the Personnel and Finance Committee. Muhammad advises applicants to “show up with your best foot forward, and be ready to be hired on the spot.” Clarksburg (West Virginia) Water Board discusses lead waterline replacements, rate increases Tuesday2/22/2022
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Josiah Cork Read the full article. CLARKSBURG, W. Va. (WV News) — The Clarksburg Water Board discussed the lead waterline replacement project and customer rate increases at Tuesday's meeting. The work session was held largely to determine how to best manage expenses while keeping price increases as low as possible for customers. The lead service line project is unique as its scope has been changing regularly and will continue to change as more information is gathered by the Clarksburg Water Board, officials said. MLive
Caitlyn French Read the full article. BAY CITY, MI - Bay City launched a new dashboard that allows residents to check whether or not there are lead pipes providing water service to their homes. The dashboard includes an interactive map that allows users to input an address to see what kind of water service pipes are leading into the property. The map shows the different service lines that extend from properties and it shows the difference between city and customer owned lines when applicable. Jersey City MUA says they will replace all the city’s lead service lines in the next 10 years2/17/2022
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John Heinis Read the full article. The Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority says they will replace all the city’s lead service lines in the next 10 years through their Lead Free JC Program. There are an estimated 16,000 lead service lines (pipes that connect the underground water main to the home) in Jersey City. The JCMUA’s goal is to replace all lead service lines by June 2031 at no direct cost to homeowners or renters by working to secure state and federal grant funding for the program. AP News
Mike Catalini Read the full article. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Thousands of New Jersey households will soon be getting notified that their residences have lead service lines and will be replaced over the next decade under a 2021 state law, environmental regulators said Thursday. The 186,000 lead lines are not in a single town, city or county but are all over the state, the Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette, said. They carry water to a mix of homes, businesses and other properties, though the exact number of people affected is unclear. ‘It feels good,’ worker talks about replacing lead lines for his community despite winter conditions2/16/2022
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Joel Bissell Read the full article. BENTON HARBOR, MI-- Even in the middle of winter days, crews are busy getting fresh, clean water into homes in Benton Harbor. Back in November, Meeks Contracting won a $500,000 contract to replace lead and galvanized water pipes with copper ones. Meeks has replaced about 40 lines since November. About 90 percent of the overall lead line work remains in Benton Harbor, according to city’s engineering consultant, Abonmarche, which maintains an online dashboard showing progress. About 3,880 out of the total 4,322 “assumed” problem lines must yet be replaced or verified as non-lead. Northern Star
Read the full article. DeKALB — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced over $1.6 million in funding to the city of Sycamore to replace lead service lines in the community water supply. “Our State Revolving Fund has provided communities a needed resource to remove the threat of lead in their potable water and further protect their residents,” Illinois EPA Director John J. Kim said. “As communities continue to identify lead service lines, they are encouraged to seek funding to remove and replace lead service lines through the Illinois EPA State Revolving Fund.” New Jersey 101.5
Dino Flammia Read the full article. A water utility that serves nearly half a million people in New Jersey and Delaware has announced plans to replace all service lines made of lead. Middlesex Water Company announced Monday that it plans to replace all lead and galvanized steel service lines with copper service lines by 2031. The work will occur at "no direct cost to the taxpayer," the utility said. The utility said it will be working on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis over the next 10 years in order to replace the lines. Detroit Free Press
Lauren Wethington Read the full article. Hal Losey had known for years that the water service line to his Berkley home contained lead. "You can see it’s got a bulge on it, that’s one key that it’s a lead pipe," Losey says, referring to a photograph he snapped of the service line in his basement prior to its removal. The bulge, commonly known as a wiped joint, is one of few telltale signs of a lead or partially lead pipe. In October, Losey's brother and fellow Berkley resident told him about a new citywide lead service line program he'd heard about that offered removal and replacement at no cost. Upon contacting the city, Losey was placed on a waiting list. Roughly two months later, a contractor was sent to remove his lead service line and replace it with copper – at no cost to him. VP Kamala Harris Touts Newark’s Lead Service Line Replacement Program During Visit to City2/11/2022
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Tom Wiedmann Read the full article. NEWARK, NJ — Vice President Kamala Harris lauded Newark’s lead service line replacement program during her visit to the city Friday, noting the program could set a precedent for other U.S. cities as the nation addresses its infrastructure needs. “We are not here to talk about the crisis as much as we are to talk about the solution,” Harris said during a roundtable discussion hosted at the Training Recreation Education Center in the city’s South Ward. “The solution is evident… It’s about using this as a model for what we will do around the country.” |
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