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Al Jones Read the full article. The City of Kalamazoo will continue its efforts to eliminate lead water service lines by replacing 2,000 more of them next year in the city’s Northside Neighborhood, the Northwood section of Kalamazoo Township, and adjacent areas. Called the “North Kalamazoo” project, the $20 million effort is to begin after approvals are made and contractors are assigned late this year. It is to be completed in 2023. The project is targeting lead water services in an area generally north of Kalamazoo Avenue to the Township line and between Nichols Road and the Kalamazoo River, according to information provided by the city. “Lead is not good and we need to make sure all the service lines in Kalamazoo are copper,” says Kalamazoo Public Services Director James Baker. Read the full article. Alton Daily News
See the full article. A bill has been introduced in the Illinois legislature that would mandate all water utilities to begin the process of replacing all the lead service lines in the state. State Rep. Lamont Robinson, D-Chicago, has introduced the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act, a bill creating a plan, funding, and timeline for all lead service lines to be identified and replaced. State Sen. Melinda Bush, D-Grayslake, will file a Senate companion version. See the full article.
ABC 2 The goal of the Shawano County Historical Society is to preserve pieces of the area’s history, but on Thursday a piece of history was removed. “We’re pulling out the lead service pipe that was put in many, many years ago. We’re actually pulling the new plastic right behind the lead as we pull it out,” said Matt Pleshek, an engineer for the city. The public works department started identifying lead service lines that need to be replaced last year. Morning Journal
See the full article. The city of Lorain has received $479,660 toward lead water service line replacements from the Ohio EPA through the Drinking Water Assistance Fund, according to a news release. Ohio EPA is offering up to $1 million in principal forgiveness for complete lead service line replacements to communities with lead service line replacement programs which address both public and private side lead service line replacements, the release said. The city will use the $479,660 on removing lead service lines as part of the Red Hill Water Main Improvement project. Cathy Proctor
Your Hub Read the full article. Sometimes, you need a village. And that’s exactly what Denver Water built to successfully launch the Lead Reduction Program — a massive public health initiative the likes of which has never been done before — to reduce the risk of lead in drinking water. “Elements of the Lead Reduction Program are being done elsewhere, such as replacing lead service lines or providing pitchers and water filters certified to remove lead, but they’ve never been done all at once, in a compressed timeframe and at the scale that Denver Water is doing,” said Alexis Woodrow, manager of the Lead Reduction Program. And that’s in addition to the massive, behind-the-scenes undertaking by Denver Water’s water quality experts and engineers to increase the pH of the water to better protect customers who have service lines, faucets or fixtures that contain lead in their homes. “We’ve been able to draw on the expertise of many companies and people to launch and manage the program — in the middle of a pandemic,” Woodrow said. Kelly Bauer
Block Club Chicago See the full article CHICAGO — Homeowners who wants to replace their lead service lines can apply for help from the city. The city offers two programs, which are now accepting applications, to help people replace lead service lines. The programs were started last year as the city tries to remove lead water pipes to protect residents. People who want to hire a contractor to remove their home’s lead service line can apply for the Homeowner-Initiated Program. If approved, the city will waive their permit fees, which could save them up to $3,100, and city crews will attach the new service line to the water main and give the homeowner a free water meter for the contractor to install, according to the city’s website. Residents who apply to that program must have been planning to replace their lead service line independent of renovations to their home. Morning Journal
See the full article The city of Elyria will receive $922,062 of principal loan forgiveness from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for lead service line (LSL) replacements in over 225 Elyria homes, according to a news release, with the project set to begin this month. About 6.1 million homes across the country receive drinking water through lead service lines (pipes). The Ohio EPA Drinking Water Assistance Fund (DWAF) program directly addresses concerns about lead in drinking water through grant-like principal loan forgiveness. Projects must exhibit a readiness to proceed, have information about LSL locations, and demonstrate authority to address lead lines on private property. “A lot of time and effort went into developing this project and getting these dollars, and includes work from myself, Mayor Whitfield and Director Brubaker, the Water Distribution Department, Law Director Amanda Deery, and Finance Director Ted Pileski,” said Director Samuel F. Jacob in a news release. |
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