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TMJ4 Read the full article. Contractors continue to work to replace the more than 60,000 lead service lines across the City of Milwaukee. Now, Milwaukee Water Works has developed a new plan to prioritize replacement in the city’s most disadvantaged areas. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says when you have a lead service line, clean water that flows through the line can carry lead from the pipe. This could end up in your drinking water if you don't let the water run for a few minutes first. Drinking lead-contaminated water can cause health risks, especially for young children. Erica Murphy
11 Alive Read the full article. A Cobb County city is planning to spend the next year studying the water pipes at homes across the city as part of a federally-mandated program. Smyrna officials say they've already started checking water lines at thousands of homes within two parts of the city. The process involves going out to homes, digging a basketball-sized hole on either side of the water meter, inspecting the water line and then filling in the hole. CBS Chicago
Read the full article. The village of Skokie has received $2 million in federal funding to replace lead pipes in the suburb. The money is part of U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky's request for community projects funding, and comes from federal funding President Joe Biden signed into law in December. According to Schakowsky's office, the $2 million will go towards replacing hundreds of lead service lines in Skokie, where as many as 11,000 of the 17,667 active water accounts will eventually need to have lead pipes replaced. Mike LaBella
The Eagle-Tribune Read the full article. In a few months, the city will begin notifying residents of a comprehensive survey intended to determine which homes have old lead water pipes that will need to be replaced as a matter of public safety. Once the survey is complete, which is expected to take about a year, the city will then make plans to replace those pipes with either approved plastic or copper piping. DPW Director Robert Ward said Haverhill was recently awarded a $750,000 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust to create a detailed inventory of every lead water pipe running into homes. Once those homes have been identified, the city hopes to obtain another grant to replace those old pipes, he said. Frederick Melo, Pioneer Press
Yahoo News Read the full article. Over the course of 10 years, St. Paul Regional Water intends to replace every lead pipe servicing private property in St. Paul, free of charge to homeowners. To accomplish that, the utility is growing its workforce by at least 10 percent, including 30 new hires who start Monday. The effort to replace lead service lines extending from home water meters got underway last year with the removal of an initial 350 lines. Another 850 could be replaced this year, following the hiring of 30 new employees and additional trainees. Thomas Schumacher
WSAU Read the full article. Members of the City Council met tonight to talk about a variety of topics, including the upcoming replacement of lead service lines. The budget for the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Budget Recovery Fund was approved by resolution, and the allocated $500,000 would be used to replace lead service lines throughout the city. Each property will be eligible for up to $4,000 to replace lead service lines from the curb stop to the water meter. This follows the Wausau Waterworks Commission’s February decision to move forward with the commitment the city made at a US EPA Lead Accelerator program at the White House. Lizzie Seils
25 News Read the full article. East Peoria Water Department is looking to improve pipe systems across the city, and they’re asking residents to start by watching their mail. Mailers will be going out to every home that gets public water, acting as a census for the pipes. EPWD wants residents to identify the material that makes up the primary service line bringing water into their homes. It’s part of a national initiative, fueled by a 2021 state law. LuzJennifer Martinez
The Valley Breeze Read the full article. The town is working diligently to begin the next phase of its “Remove the Whole Lead Pipe” program, says Mayor Charles Lombardi. The project has secured additional funding from the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank through the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as commitment from contractors to replace old lead pipes in private homes on select streets. This effort is a preventative one, to ensure residents won’t have lead in their drinking water later down the line, an issue that can lead to nerve and brain damage, among other detrimental effects, say officials. Sophia Lada
Flint Beat Read the full article. Mikesha Loring, Flint’s Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program Manager, has been working hard for years to limit lead exposure for residents in the city. Now, with a $15,000 grant from Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF), she can focus more on outreach. Loring said lead education is really important to her as someone who grew up in Flint and raised her own son here. “Lead has more of a hazardous effect in children,” she said. “They stay in the child’s system longer than they do adults.” Leaf Chronicle
Read the full article. Clarksville is one of four cities nationwide to receive a funding grant to replace lead service lines in an effort to reduce neurotoxic exposures for expectant families and young children. The awards totaling $60,000 is the latest round of grant funding from the The Healthy Babies Bright Futures’ (HBBF) Bright Cities program, according to Clarksville Gas and Water officials on Feb. 23. “We are pleased to be chosen as one of only four recipients for the Healthy Babies Bright Futures’ (HBBF) Bright Cities program grant,” said Clarksville Gas & Water General Manager Mark Riggins. Riggins said that the funding will be used to provide outreach materials to educate families about lead and galvanized service line removal. |
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