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RICHMOND, Va. – The City of Richmond is offering to reimburse homeowners up to $2,500 to replace lead pipes in their home. If you own a home in Richmond that was built before 1986, you may have lead pipes. That could lead to small amounts of lead being deposited into the water line. Now if you want to replace those pipes, the city wants to help you pay for it. Thanks to the Residential Lead Service Line (LSL) Replacement Grant Program, the Department of Public Utilities will pay up to $2,500, if residents hire a plumber to replace lead lines running from the water meter to their home. Read the full article. Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
The Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative has just announced a series of webinars for 2018 to cover topics crucial to building and implementing successful lead service line replacement programs. The first webinar is April 25 and provides information about the Collaborative's Web Toolkit. See more details and registration information below: Registration: https://lslrc-whatyouneedtoknow.eventbrite.com Read the full blog. Valley Breeze
Ethan Shorey NORTH PROVIDENCE – The town continued on its march toward the goal of becoming the only lead-free water pipe community in the state last week, winning praise from residents on efforts to prevent a potential future health crisis. Mayor Charles Lombardi says while officials from other communities seem reluctant to take advantage of available money to address lead water pipes “because they didn’t want to scare anyone,” he saw the opportunity to get out in front of the situation and set residents up for a safer future. Read the full article. Oshkosh Northwestern
Devi Shastri OSHKOSH – The city of Oshkosh is offering to reimburse homeowners for replacing lead pipes running to their homes. The program allows homeowners to save 50 percent on replacement work on their water lines, up to $1,500, by filling out the application on the public works department’s website and submitting to Tracy Taylor via email ([email protected]), by mail or in person at City Hall, 215 Church Ave. The funding is available through a $500,000 loan from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Read the full article. NWI Times
Sarah Reese Indiana American Water recently became the first utility to seek approval, under a state law enacted last year, of its plan to replace lead drinking water lines, including portions owned by customers. Records indicate 50,748 lead service lines might be present within the company’s system, nearly 65 percent of which are in Northwest Indiana. The majority of those lines are in Gary, Indiana American spokesman Joseph Loughmiller said. Read the full article. |
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