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Don Reid Read the full article. Union City became one of the latest 15 Michigan cities, villages or townships in Michigan to receive funding to identify copper and lead pipes. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said more than $2 million in grants were awarded, $190,760 going to the village, to help communities better ensure safe, clean tap water for residents. Village manager Chris Mathis said the money will help to identify lead lines into homes that must be replaced within the next 19 years under a state mandate approved following the Flint water crisis. Three Rivers Commercial News
Robert Tomlinson Read the full article. THREE RIVERS — With an impending mandate from the state to replace lead service lines in Three Rivers, the city received a boost from the state Monday to help begin preliminary efforts. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the City of Three Rivers, along with 14 other Michigan cities, villages and townships, were recipients of the latest round of MI Clean Water Plan grants, which her office says is designed to “help ensure safe, clean tap water for residents.” The city received $274,775 from a Drinking Water Asset Management grant, which Whitmer said in a statement is available to “assist water supplies in asset management plan development or updates, and/or distribution system materials inventory.” Iowa's News Now
Read the full article. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — The Cedar Rapids Water Division (CRWD) is asking for property owners’ assistance as the division works to update its records of water service lines. A service line is the connection between the water distribution pipes in the street and the water meter in a customer’s home or business. An updated citywide inventory is required under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s recently revised Lead-Copper rule. Some older houses and buildings in Cedar Rapids still utilize lead plumbing, or may have a lead service line between the water meter and water main. Lead can leach into water during overnight contact with lead pipes and faucets in older buildings. To reduce the risk of dissolved lead from old pipes, CRWD adds lead corrosion control to its water supply. This consists of a very low concentration of zinc ortho-phosphate, a mineral that reduces the risk of dissolved lead in consumers’ water. This small amount has long been proven safe for consumption. Fox 2 Detroit
Alexander Coger-Bonet Read the full article. LANSING, Mich. - Metro Detroit Communities like Royal Oak, Harper Woods, Allen Park, and more will be receiving thousands of dollars in grants to make lead water line replacements, connect people who have contaminated groundwater to safer sources, and research for their residents. Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced over $2 million in grants for 15 Michigan cities, villages, and townships across the state. The Drinking Water Asset Management (DWAM), and The Affordability and Planning (AP) grant are available in order to help create management plans, research, and infrastructure updates. A $350,700 grant will help Charlotte continue to identify service lines that need to be replaced8/9/2021
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Cali Montana Read the full article. CHARLOTTE, Mich. — The city of Charlotte just took a big step forward in the push to replace lead service lines in the city. It's all thanks to a grant totaling more than $350,000. City manager Erin LaPere said under Michigan's new lead and copper rules, municipalities, and any water suppliers are mandated to identify lead or galvanized service lines and replace them. “They have a schedule that we have to maintain, and so we have begun doing that work," LaPere said. "So, this grant is to help offset some of those costs.” The Hill
Rachel Frazin Read the full article. Advocates and some Democratic lawmakers are voicing skepticism about whether funding in the bipartisan infrastructure deal is enough to tackle the country’s lead contamination problem. The White House insists that the $15 billion in the bill, potentially combined with a separate funding source, is sufficient. But others argue that replacing all of the lead service lines in the country requires three times the dedicated amount. The White House insists that the $15 billion in the bill is sufficient, but others argue that replacing all of the lead service lines in the country requires three times that amount. The Buffalo News
Jerry Zremski Read the full article. WASHINGTON – The infrastructure bill before the Senate is a compromise, and to hear the experts tell it, the measure compromises President Biden's goal of replacing every lead water pipe in America. That's because while Biden proposed spending $45 billion specifically to remove lead water pipes – including more than 100 miles of them in Buffalo – the bipartisan infrastructure bill sets aside only $15 billion for that purpose. "Fifteen billion doesn't go very far," said Bob Keefe, executive director of E2, a nonpartisan group of business leaders pushing for environmental investments such as the lead pipe removal effort. "It doesn't go far enough. Several studies have shown that it's going to take $45 billion." E&E
Hannah Northey Read the full article. The White House’s insistence that the infrastructure package moving through the Senate will solve the nation’s problem of lead contamination in drinking water is befuddling and disappointing allies — from environmental justice advocates to some Democrats and unions. The bill would provide a dedicated $15 billion to removing lead service lines, falling short of the $45 billion President Biden originally called for in his initial infrastructure pitch and jobs plans. But the White House says water utilities can also tap into $11 billion set aside as general funds for drinking water projects, marking a historic investment in clean water. “As a critical part of what will be the largest investment in clean drinking water in American history, the bipartisan infrastructure bill provides over $11 billion in additional general drinking water funding that states can apply towards the full replacement of all lead pipes and service lines in the country, for a total of over $26 billion,” a White House spokesperson said in an email yesterday. Civil Engineering
T.R. Witcher Read the full article. The water crisis that rocked Flint, Michigan, several years ago turned a once mighty industrial city — the cradle of General Motors — into a tragedy, a city that other cities didn’t want to emulate. And while the crisis impacted the entire city, many of the affected neighborhoods were predominantly Black and low-income (according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city is 54.1% Black, and 38.8% of the city’s residents live below the poverty line). The Flint water crisis initially unfolded in 2014, when the city shifted its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River to save money. But the new source of water was highly corrosive and caused lead from old pipes throughout the system to leach into the water supply. By 2015, this had led to a significant increase in lead exposure in Flint’s drinking water — up to 40% of the city experienced elevated lead levels. Residents were forced to resort to bottled water throughout the crisis. At least nine people died of Legionnaires’ disease, a waterborne form of pneumonia. KHQA
Jakob Emerson Read the full article. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — A new report from national business leaders and plumbing groups breaks down the cost of replacing every single lead-lined water pipe in the nation. The report was conducted by Environmental Entrepreneurs and the United Association of Union Plumbers and Pipefitters. It shows that Illinois has more lead pipes than any other state in the nation, with just under 680,000 known, plus another 782,000 potential lead lines. Replacing them will create a lot of jobs, but it will also be very expensive. That's why President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan proposes spending $45 billion to replace every lead pipe in the nation within next ten years. "Really it comes down to the financial resources,” Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder said. “When you're talking about lead pipes, when you're talking about sewer issues, things of that nature, it goes really quick." |
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