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LSL Replacement in the NEWS​

City offering to reimburse homeowners up to $2500 to replace lead pipes

3/30/2018

 
CBS 6

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.


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New Webinar Series on Lead Service Line Replacement

3/30/2018

 
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

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Marieville up next for town’s lead water pipe replacement

3/20/2018

 
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.


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City of Oshkosh offers funding for residential lead pipe replacement

3/15/2018

 
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 (ttaylor@ci.oshkosh.wi.us), 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.


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Indiana American seeks approval of plan to replace customer-owned lead pipes

3/9/2018

 
 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.

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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
    • LSL Replacement in the News
    • 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