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Evanston Roundtable
Adina Keeling Read the full article. Under a mandate in the Illinois Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act, Evanston must now replace, not repair, lead water pipes. To ensure the city is capable of taking on the work, city staff are in the process of developing a Lead Service Line Replacement Workforce Program, which would train community members as apprentices to carry out this specialized work. David Stoneback, interim Deputy City Manager and Director of Public Works, presented plans for the program at the March 28 Administration and Public Works Committee. On average, Evanston repairs 65 service lines each year, officials said. Under the proposed plan, the city would hire six apprentices in 2022 and train them to replace city-owned lead service lines. Each apprentice would receive a $31,000 annual salary, paid by the Water Fund. Star Tribune
James Walsh Read the full article. The St. Paul City Council on Wednesday approved spending $4 million in American Rescue Plan dollars to help homeowners replace lead water pipes on their property. City officials say it's just the beginning of what they expect to be a larger, decade-long effort to get all the lead out of St. Paul's pipes. Council Member Chris Tolbert said the money, some of which will be used as grants to offset homeowners' costs in replacing lead water pipes on their property, "will allow us to kick off [a larger plan] this summer." The Daily Reporter
Don Reid Read the full article. Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy will approve a $3 million Drinking Water State Revolving Fund forgivable loan to Coldwater for lead service line replacement. EGLE will receive any public comments for 30 days. "We are ready to go to work April 15," said Brian Musselman, interim assistant director of Coldwater Board of Public Utilities. Michigan began providing money to replace lead lines after the Flint water crisis in 2014. Water treatment changes began leaching lead into homes. Benton Harbor is now replacing lead lines after severe lead leaching was discovered this year. The Exponent Telegram
JoAnn Snoderly Read the full article. CLARKSBURG, W. Va. (WV News) — Members of the Clarksburg Water Board voted Tuesday to hire an outside company to survey customers and provide data on customer service lines. Members also voted to purchase new tanks and a new equipment trailer. The Water Board approved paying $21,156 to 120Water to compile data on water lines owned by customers who are served by the water system. The cost would equate to $2.53 per customer, Water Board General Manager Jason Myers said. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule require water utilities to create an inventory of utility service lines and customer service lines by October 2024. WHBY
Read the full article. A 285 thousand dollar grant will let Menasha Utilities complete all lead service line replacements this year. Water Utility Manager Adam Smith says about 140 lines still need to be replaced. Roughly 600 have already been completed. According to Smith, the grant money will allow the City to for pay two-thirds of the project and the homeowner one-third. He says that leaves the average homeowner with a bill of about 833 dollars. But he says the Utility is offering homeowners an interest free five year loan. Bennington Banner
Lex Merrell Read the full article. ARLINGTON — A Bennington engineering firm’s work in identifying and replacing lead drinking water lines won the company $25,000 to assist with the costs of business innovation. MSK Engineers, in Bennington, won Lever’s Bennington County Intrapreneur Challenge on Friday. The team of civil engineers centers its work around eliminating lead water pipes from Bennington and beyond. The consulting firm’s mission is to develop projects that will improve communities by making everyone’s drinking water safe and healthy. “Lead is so toxic to humans that there is no lead contaminant level safe for drinking water,” said Jason Dolmetsch, president of MSK Engineers. WNDU 16
Maria Catanzarite Read the full article. BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (WNDU) - Benton Harbor residents are having their hand in replacing the city’s problematic lead water lines. “I believe we’ve hired seven people locally just to help with this project,” commented Adam, a foreman for contractor B&Z. The Benton Harbor-based company is one of six contractors for the massive project that began last fall. Fox 17
Matt Witkos Read the full article. GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Grand Haven is getting ready for one of its biggest projects ever. The city is planning to replace around 600 lead lines. It will cost the city roughly $3 million, which is coming from a federal grant. The plan is to use this cash to get a major chunk of the total city's lead lines out of the ground. "We're working, will hopefully commence in May, early May," Grand Haven Public Works Director Derek Gajdos told FOX 17. WDTV 5
Read the full article. BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - A half a million dollars has been allocated to the Clarksburg Water Board, but it wasn’t that easy to get. A few weeks ago at a Harrison County Commission meeting the Clarksburg Water Board was denied their request of one million dollars to replace a section of main line on South Chestnut Street. Since the water board is its own entity this is how they typically acquire state and federal funds. ABC 57
Maura Johnson Read the full article. BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – Lead service lines in Benton Harbor are being replaced quicker thanks to warmer weather and an increased number of contractors, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced. Ninety people are currently working on the project, including 31 local residents, project manager Abonmarche said. |
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