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Vicky Klukkert
The Daily Star Read the full article. The city of Oneonta has received a Community Development Block Grant to help income-eligible residents replace lead pipes in their homes. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the funding as part of a media release that listed more than $33 million in Community Development Block Grant funding awarded to dozens of municipalities for local infrastructure improvement and housing rehabilitation projects. The grants are designed to help communities provide “decent affordable housing and safe living environments primarily for low- and moderate-income residents,” the release said. Oneonta City Administrator Greg Mattice said in an email the $200,000 grant will help low-income homeowners in the city “replace privately-owned lead water services that have been identified by the city.” Owners of single-family homes or rental properties with two to four units are eligible to apply for the grant, he said. Bob Coupland
Tribune Chronicle Read the full article. The city has been awarded a $50,000 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency grant to be used for lead line mapping. Mayor Ben Kyle said at Monday’s meeting the mapping grant will be used by the city for future checking for lead in lines. He said in addition to the city getting lines checked for lead and replaced through a different project, there will be a separate project for mapping of future lines for lead. “The two projects run parallel. The mapping will help the city identify lead lines in the future. We have already identified several lead lines that will get replaced this winter and the first quarter of next year. The mapping grant will help us with the lines we don’t know about,” Kyle said. Paterson Residents Encouraged to Participate in Lead Water Service Line Replacement Program11/5/2022
Gabriella Dragone
TAPinto Patterson Read the full article. The Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC) has started removing and replacing approximately 6,500 lead service lines in its owner cities of Paterson, Clifton and Passaic. The commission will continue inspecting about 11,000 additional service lines with unknown material. “While we are pleased to start replacing these lead service lines in our owner cities, we need our customers to participate in this free program,” PVWC Executive Director Jim Mueller said. “Lead is bad and any exposure to lead is not considered safe, that’s why we’re continuing to get the lead out as we have been doing since the 1980s.” Replacing lead service lines normally costs upwards of $10,000, but PVWC is doing it free of charge for customers in its own cities. The replacement initiative is being funded by a 77% principal forgiveness Loan from the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank. A law signed by Governor Phil Murphy in July 2021 requires water systems in New Jersey to identify all lead service lines, provide public notification regarding the presence of lead service lines, and replace all lead service lines by 2031. Kayla Clarke
ClickOnDetroit Read the full article. The work to replace aging lead water service lines in Benton Harbor is almost complete. The work is five months ahead of schedule and was done at no cost to residents, according to state officials. As of Wednesday, 99% of the city’s water service lines have been inspected and replaced with new copper lines if lead or galvanized pipe was found. Nearly 4,500 water service lines have been replaced or verified as being non-lead lines. There are less than 40 inspections left to complete. Kayla Jones and Cody Butler
News 10 Read the full article. Jackson’s water infrastructure is getting $16.5 million in funding from the State of Michigan. The funding comes from American Rescue Plan funds, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds, and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan. The funding will help accelerate the replacement effort and lower the overall cost burden on the City of Jackson. Over the next 30 years, the city plans to replace more than 11,000 service lines, using $9 million of the funding for lead service line replacements. Qualification for these infrastructure funds is due to Jackson’s status as a disadvantaged community with many lead service lines. |
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