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Federal government rolls out plan to replace every lead pipe in New England

3/17/2022

 
WBUR
Patrick Skahill

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The six New England states will soon receive more than $200 million from the federal government to replace lead pipes in the region’s drinking water system.

The allocation is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which was signed by President Biden last year. The overall law targets $15 billion toward replacing every lead pipe in the country’s drinking water system within the next decade.

David Cash, the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional administrator for New England and its 10 federally recognized tribes, said the federal government will steer much of the money toward vulnerable and historically disadvantaged communities.

Beloit receives $600K to replace lead water lines

3/15/2022

 
WREX 13

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BELOIT (WREX) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has awarded the City of Beloit $600,000 in grant funding to create a program for residents to replace their private lead service water lines.

The grant is provided through the DNR’s Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.

The grant will fund the replacement of private lead service lines that result in a total line replacement. The grant can only be used for the customer portion of the service line.


Federal Omnibus Bill Has Money For Pipe Project In Bloomfield

3/15/2022

 
Patch
Eric Kiefer

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BLOOMFIELD, NJ — President Joe Biden has signed a $1.5 trillion federal omnibus spending bill, and it contains $255,000 for a crucial water infrastructure project in Bloomfield, officials said.

Democrats and Republicans both scored political victories in the spending bill. Democrats were able to secure an agreement to increase domestic spending by 6.7 percent to $730 billion, while Republicans prevailed in a 5.6 percent increase in defense-related spending at $782 billion.

Malden Lead Pipe Removal Project Gets $3.3 Million Boost

3/14/2022

 
Patch
Mike Carraggi

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MALDEN, MA — The city took a big step in replacing its lead pipe service lines last week when it was announced $3.36 million in federal money was secured to assist in the removal of them.

The money is part of an estimated $138 million Massachusetts is receiving in Congressionally Directed Spending in the Fiscal Year 2022 spending bill. The funding was requested by Assistant Speaker Congresswoman Katherine Clark.

"I am thrilled to announce that I have secured federal funding for ten Community Projects throughout the Fifth District in this year's budget package," Clark said. "These investments are a direct response to the needs of our local community."


Canton receives funding; lead service lines to be replaced

3/11/2022

 
Canton Daily Ledger
Deb Robinson

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CANTON—Late last week the Illinois EPA (IEPA) Director John J. Kim announced the City of Canton is the recipient of $1,727,567.12 in funding.

The money will be used to replace lead service lines in the community water supply.

Eliminating lead services lines will reduce exposure to residents living in homes currently utilizing lead service lines.

$10 million in funding expected to replace lead pipes in Buffalo

3/11/2022

 
WKBW-TV
Michael Schwartz

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — $10 million dollars is going to remove lead pipes in Buffalo. The funding is part of the more than $331 million the city received from the American Rescue Plan, signed one year ago.

OJ McFoy, Buffalo Sewer Authority General Manager, said there's still about 40,000 lead service lines in Buffalo. That makes up 40-50% of the city.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and and Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced this funding on Fargo Avenue on Friday. Brown said help is on the way for landlords who need to have these pipes replaced. However, Brown warned property owners who neglect this issue, and keep renting it out.

Youngstown working to remove lead water pipes, will take several million dollars to complete

3/10/2022

 
WFMJ 21
Sydney Canty

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Replacement for lead water pipes in Youngstown has been a project long overdue.

When Governor Mike DeWine announced the new H20 program on Monday, that would help alleviate this problem for local communities, Youngstown wasn't on the list.

21 News found that the city has a plan of it's own, including hiring a water quality compliance coordinator and seeking out funds.

"Overall, our plan is to secure monies through partnering with a local engineering firm to go after some of the federal dollars available for lead replacement," said Harry Johnson III, water commissioner for the city of Youngstown. "In addition to that, I requested about $1.5 million from the ARP monies," he said.


Residents applaud city initiative to replace lead lines

3/9/2022

 
ABC 13
Willie Daniely III

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TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz revealed the details of the $10 million Customer Lead Line Replacement Program Tuesday, which will replace every customer lead service line in the city.

“Ever since the Flint water crisis that has been in the back of my mind,” says Robert Hannon, who has lived in Toledo’s Historic Old West End for almost 30 years. “We use filtered water ever since we moved down here.”

The Old West End has homes well over 100-years-old, some of which have lead pipes. “I love my neighborhood, don’t get me wrong. This is my favorite neighborhood in the city,” says Hannon. I’m very glad they are talking about fixing the lead lines.”


Executive Committee proposes bylaw calling for mandatory lead pipe replacement

3/9/2022

 
CTV News Regina
Luke Simard

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​Regina's Executive Committee has put forward a bylaw that could make it mandatory for owners of private properties to replace their lead water pipes.

“So when the city goes to do their work to replace their connection point, it'll be mandatory now for the private side to do their connection points,” said Kim Onrait, director of citizen services for the city of Regina.

Mayor Sandra Masters said there are many ongoing concerns regarding lead pipes.

“I think that the concern ultimately is healthy tap water, accelerating the program and then providing those payment option, that's kind of the effective of what the bylaw change was today,” said Masters.

Benton Harbor lead crisis: Dashboard shows progress in service line replacements

3/9/2022

 
WWMT-TV 
Chris Yu

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BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — An updated online dashboard shows more progress in the effort to replace thousands of lead service lines in Benton Harbor.

Testing results of the city's drinking water over the last three years show lead concentrations at least 50% above the federal action level. Thus, Benton Harbor residents have been encouraged to use bottled water for cooking, drinking, brushing teeth, rinsing foods, and mixing powdered infant formula.

In October, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for the replacement of the city's lead service lines in 18 months, providing just under $20 million to the city to speed up the initiative.

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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
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