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'We’re all just trying to pull together': Benton Harbor water site volunteers will now be paid $15 an hour

10/29/2021

 
FOX 17
Michael Martin

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BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — The State of Michigan has agreed to remove and replace all of the lead water pipes in Benton Harbor within the next 18 months. It's a major relief for those living there, but volunteers have been trying to bring attention to the crisis for years.

Advocates like Reverend Edward Pinkney have spent the last two-and-a-half years urging local and state officials to do something about the unsafe water coming into their homes.

Volunteers have distributed thousands of cases of bottled water to residents over that time, donating their time and energy for no pay.

City of Detroit to partner with tech startup to help identify lead water service lines

10/28/2021

 
Detroit Free Press
Nushrat Rahman

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The city of Detroit is partnering with an Ann Arbor-based technology startup to predict the location of lead water service lines that are due for replacement in the next two decades, city officials announced Thursday. 

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department will use data from BlueConduit, an analytics company that maps out potential lead service lines, creating models to help identify where lead lines may be based on the known locations of lead pipes and other factors.  

"One of the things that is difficult with service line replacement is really knowing where the lead service lines are in advance," said Palencia Mobley, DWSD deputy director and chief engineer, during a Thursday news briefing.

Newark mayor, in annual address, says city’s next master plan is in the works

10/27/2021

 
New Jersey
​Rebecca Panico

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka made two big promises in his seventh state of the city address: to soon finish replacing lead service lines in the city and to create an equitable master plan for future development.

The upcoming May 2022 elections did not come up in the mayor’s address, but the plans laid out in his speech are a pact between the leader of New Jersey’s largest city and the voters there. The mayor has already endorsed candidates for city council in the 2022 election and no challenger has announced their bid for Baraka’s seat.

Pittsburgh City Council introduces lead safety bill

10/26/2021

 
The Tribune-Review
Julia Felton

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Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday introduced an ordinance that it said would address lead exposure, and it also urged Pittsburgh Public Schools and utility companies to take action to reduce potential lead exposure.

“About 400 children each year in the region are found to have elevated blood lead levels,” Councilwoman Erika Strassburger said. “It’s about getting it to zero.”

She and other council members highlighted the dangers of lead in a message sent to Pittsburgh Public Schools and utility companies, urging them to take specific steps to decrease exposure to lead.


Drinking Water, Traffic Safety Plans Win Grants

10/25/2021

 
Sanatoga Post
Joe Zlomek
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HARRISBURG PA – Four western Montgomery County municipalities have won more than $4.1 million under separate state and county grant programs to address pressing infrastructure needs. The funds will help replace water service lines in Pottstown, install pedestrian safety equipment in Royersford, replace a traffic signal in Schwenksville, and upgrade an on-road trail in Upper Providence.

The state grant awards were announced Wednesday (Oct. 20, 2021) by Gov. Tom Wolf, and the county awards Friday (Oct. 22) by the Board of Commissioners.

The biggest winner among the four is the Pottstown Borough Authority, which is scheduled to receive a $3,709,992 grant for its 2021 Lead Service Replacement Project. It intends to replace about 700 aging water service lines and other plumbing items constructed of lead with modern piping, in an effort to eliminate public exposure to lead materials.

St. Louis gets $374K state clean water grant

10/25/2021

 
The Morning Sun
Greg Nelson

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The city of St. Louis is one of 28 communities to receive a portion of $14 million awarded by the state as part of its Mi Clean Water Plan.

The city will receive a $374,722 Drinking Water Asset Management Grant to develop, update or secure distribution system materials as defined by Michigan’s lead and copper rules.

The funding, issued through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, will support work such as replacing lead service lines, enhancing water affordability plans and connecting homes with contaminated drinking water wells to safe community water supplies.

City of Stoughton replaces last lead water service line

10/25/2021

 
Stoughton Courier Hub

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The City of Stoughton now has a completely lead-free residential drinking water system.

Stoughton Utilities workers replaced the last lead water service line in the City of Stoughton on Thursday Oct. 21, Completing a project that started in April. The company commemorated the occasion with a ceremony at the property at 1124 E. Academy Street, joined by representatives from the project contractor, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), engineering consultants and the City of Stoughton.

It marks the end of months-long effort to locate and remove all the city’s lead water service lines. Throughout this year, workers replaced 698 water service lines, according to a company news release.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, declares state of emergency due to contaminated water

10/22/2021

 
CNN
Taylor Romine

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(CNN)Officials in Benton Harbor, Michigan, announced a state of emergency this week in a bid to ensure that lead pipes contaminating the city's water supply are replaced more quickly.

The City Commission voted on Monday to enact the state of emergency.
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Mayor Marcus Muhammad said he will be the presiding officer dealing with the emergency -- in coordination with state and local leaders.

Mary Alice Adams, commissioner-at-large, told CNN the Commission decided make the declaration to get the attention of elected officials in Washington, DC, who "may not be aware of the magnitude of these type of problems happening in communities across the country."

Linesville receives $1M in funds for pipe replacement

10/21/2021

 
The Meadville Tribune
Keith Gushard

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LINESVILLE — More than $1 million in additional state funding has been awarded to Linesville to replace cast-iron and lead water pipes installed more than 100 years ago.

Linesville has been approved for $1,073,220 from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) toward the project, according to state Sen. Michele Brooks and state Rep. Parke Wentling, whose districts include Linesville.

PENNVEST has awarded the borough a $655,737 grant and a $417,483 loan toward the project.


Environmentalists, unions promote federal infrastructure bills to fix water problems

10/20/2021

 
Wisconsin Examiner
Erik Gunn

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Environmental advocates and union representatives teamed up Tuesday to urge passage of both parts of the Biden administration’s infrastructure initiative in order to address a wide range of water quality problems in the state.

“Too many Wisconsin families cannot rely on access to clean drinking water,” said Richard Diaz, an organizer for the Blue-Green Alliance, which sponsored a news conference on Zoom Tuesday with the National Wildlife Federation. The Blue-Green Alliance is an advocacy partnership between the environmental movement and organized labor.

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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
    • FAQs
    • Feedback