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See the full article online. It was devastating for Flint, MI - lead in the water nearly seven times greater than the EPA limit in 2015. Years later here at home, Tucson Water has been working to prevent that from happening to customers in their service area. “The safest approach is to eliminate the lead from the distribution system,” Tucson Water’s Fernando Molina said. In 2017 Tucson Water started its “Get the Lead Out” program, aimed at preventing lead exposure by removing lead service lines in the service area. The plan was to remove those service lines by the end of 2018. Public Health Newswire APHA Annual Meetings News See the original article online. Drinking water contamination was the focus of a Tuesday morning Annual Meeting session, where panelists from Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative addressed the health risks of lead service lines that connect buildings to water mains under the street. Lead can enter drinking water when pipes and plumbing fixtures corrode. Young children, infants and fetuses are especially vulnerable to the pollutant, a neurotoxin that can impact all organ systems and contribute to cognitive impairment, behavioral problems and lowered IQ. Moderating the “Drinking Water and Lead Service Lines: Partnering to Protect Public Health” session was Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, executive director of the Children’s Environmental Health Network, who told attendees: “We have to reduce the exposure to lead in drinking water, and that begins with replacing the nation’s lead service lines — 6 to 10 million of them bringing water to taps across the U.S. It’s a tall order, but it has to be done to protect the health of our children.” Dayton Daily News
See the full article online. The city of Dayton says it will notify property owners when it is working on water infrastructure that may include lead service lines. The city says it will comply with new state regulations that require it send residents and business owners a 45-day notice when working on projects that may affect lead service lines. Property owners who may have lead water service lines in a planned project area will receive the notices as well as “resource packets,” the city said. Water Quality Products
See the full article online The state now requires water systems to notify residents and provide filters for lead service line replacement The Ohio EPA released new regulations regarding how Ohio public water systems must alert residents and businesses when lead services lines are being replaced, according to Dayton Daily News. Under the new rule, every public water system in Ohio must notify residents or business owners 45 days before working on lead service lines. Additionally, water systems are now required to provide filters to residents for up to three months after work is complete. The new rules comes as cities across Ohio are working to replace lead service lines and amid debate over partial versus full lead service line replacement. Leader-Telegram
The dutiful homeowner she is, Rose Judkins keeps a little money on hand for unexpected repairs to her Eddy Street house. But this year’s upgrade to her early 20th century home — replacing old lead-lined water pipes that ran under her lawn with copper ones — was followed by a check that refunded her for most of the cost. “We didn’t want lead pipes in here because it can make you sick,” Judkins said. After paying about $2,400 for the work herself, she got a $2,000 check a few weeks later from the city, which received funds from the state Department of Natural Resources to reduce the amount of lead pipes in its water system. Read the full article. After A Year, Providence Water Customers Still Tapping Into Loan Program To Replace Lead Pipes9/21/2018
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It’s been about a year since water supply board Providence Water rolled out a loan program for customers looking to replace their lead pipes, and they say it's been off to a good start. The three-year, no interest loans cover the entire cost of replacing private lead service lines, which are the pipes that run from the curb to a property’s water meter. Read the full article. Kenosha News
Holding her and fiance Dylan Ries’ 1-year-old son, Leonardo, in her arms Tuesday morning, Selena Mercado beamed with happiness. “I hope to see more families as happy as I am about this because this really is a blessing to me,” Mercado said outside their home in the 4700 block of 19th Avenue. “This” was replacement of the lead pipe lateral from their house to the curb. That pipe links to a Kenosha Water Utility street side lateral that connects to a drinking water main deep below the roadway. Read the full article. The Beacon News
Steve Lord Aurora is set to enact a new program to help people replace lead water pipes that service their homes. Aldermen are likely to approve the program at the regular City Council meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the council chambers, City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place. The plan provides a choice of mechanisms by which private homeowners can deal with the lead water service lines to their homes. The city owns and operates a water distribution system, but the city's responsibility and ownership ends where the private homeowners' service line connects to the water, on private property. Read the full article. Environmental Defense Fund
Tom Neltner In a landmark decision on July 25, 2018, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) approved American Water’s plan to fully replace the lead service lines (LSLs) in the communities served by its Indiana subsidiary over the next 10 to 24 years. This represents the replacement of about 50,000 LSLs across 27 community water systems (CWSs). As we highlighted in our blog on the company’s January 2018 proposal, the plan provides a framework that enables the cost of fully replacing LSLs, whether owned by the utility or by customers, to be shared by its 300,000 customers. As far as we know, this is the first comprehensive, voluntary LSL replacement program developed by an investor-owned utility in the country. In its plan, American Water cited both long-term health and economic benefits that would be realized from avoiding partial replacements when rehabilitating water mains and laterals. The plan showed that having a single contractor handle the entire line reduces the overall cost by 25 t0 30%. It also avoids the likely increased risk of consumer’s exposure to lead when only part of the lead pipe is replaced. Read the full blog. NWI Times
Sarah Reese INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana American Water has won state regulatory approval to replace customer-owned lead water lines at the same time as the company removes and replaces lead service lines throughout its Hoosier water systems over the next 10 to 24 years. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission unanimously approved the water company's plan that was first in the state to take advantage of a 2017 law aimed at eliminating potentially dangerous lead pipes from water service. Read the full article. |
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