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Maura Johnson Read the full article. BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – Over 25% of lead service lines have been replaced in the City of Benton Harbor, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced. About 1,100 water services lines have been replaced or verified non-lead as of Wednesday. This leaves about 3,300 lines to complete. Grand Forks Herald
Meghan Arbegast Read the full article. GRAND FORKS — A program to cover the majority of replacement costs for lead service lines could save homeowners in Grand Forks up to $2,200. The lead service line replacement program would cover 90% of replacement costs, meaning homeowners will only be responsible for the remaining 10%. The city of Grand Forks is working with the city of Bismarck, which also offers a rebate to residents for replacing lead service lines. Melanie Parvey, the water works director, said the program in Grand Forks would be set up similarly to Bismarck so that residents would work with a local, pre-approved contractor to get those lead service lines replaced. While the city has a list of pre-approved contractors who are licensed in the state, Parvey said homeowners can have a different contractor, but the city would still need to ensure the work would be done to the city’s standards. The Herald-Palladium
Louise Wrege Read the full article. BENTON HARBOR — More than 20 percent of Benton Harbor’s lead service lines have been replaced so far, state officials reported Wednesday. The Benton Harbor Lead Service Line Status Dashboard shows 304 service lines have been replaced in the last 30 days, with another 388 verified to be non-lead lines. That means out of 4,368 services, 905 have either been replaced or verified as being non-lead, with another 3,463 to go, with the goal of replacing all lead service lines by April 2023. “The fifth of six contractors, SWT Excavating, started work this week and the final contractor, LE Barber, is expected to start next week,” a news release stated. KARE 11
John Croman Read the full article. ST PAUL, Minn. — Water customers in Saint Paul who still have lead water service lines have an opportunity to get them replaced free of charge in the coming years. Mayor Melvin Carter announced this week an influx of federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan will make it possible for the St. Paul Regional Water Service to replace lead service lines faster than originally anticipated. "This is a major step toward cleaner water, more jobs and peace of mind for families," Mayor Carter said during a Zoom press conference that featured other city leaders, US Rep. Betty McCollum and US Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar, as well as Bruno Pigott from the Environmental Protection Agency. Evanston Roundtable
Adina Keeling Read the full article. Under a mandate in the Illinois Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act, Evanston must now replace, not repair, lead water pipes. To ensure the city is capable of taking on the work, city staff are in the process of developing a Lead Service Line Replacement Workforce Program, which would train community members as apprentices to carry out this specialized work. David Stoneback, interim Deputy City Manager and Director of Public Works, presented plans for the program at the March 28 Administration and Public Works Committee. On average, Evanston repairs 65 service lines each year, officials said. Under the proposed plan, the city would hire six apprentices in 2022 and train them to replace city-owned lead service lines. Each apprentice would receive a $31,000 annual salary, paid by the Water Fund. Star Tribune
James Walsh Read the full article. The St. Paul City Council on Wednesday approved spending $4 million in American Rescue Plan dollars to help homeowners replace lead water pipes on their property. City officials say it's just the beginning of what they expect to be a larger, decade-long effort to get all the lead out of St. Paul's pipes. Council Member Chris Tolbert said the money, some of which will be used as grants to offset homeowners' costs in replacing lead water pipes on their property, "will allow us to kick off [a larger plan] this summer." The Daily Reporter
Don Reid Read the full article. Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy will approve a $3 million Drinking Water State Revolving Fund forgivable loan to Coldwater for lead service line replacement. EGLE will receive any public comments for 30 days. "We are ready to go to work April 15," said Brian Musselman, interim assistant director of Coldwater Board of Public Utilities. Michigan began providing money to replace lead lines after the Flint water crisis in 2014. Water treatment changes began leaching lead into homes. Benton Harbor is now replacing lead lines after severe lead leaching was discovered this year. The Exponent Telegram
JoAnn Snoderly Read the full article. CLARKSBURG, W. Va. (WV News) — Members of the Clarksburg Water Board voted Tuesday to hire an outside company to survey customers and provide data on customer service lines. Members also voted to purchase new tanks and a new equipment trailer. The Water Board approved paying $21,156 to 120Water to compile data on water lines owned by customers who are served by the water system. The cost would equate to $2.53 per customer, Water Board General Manager Jason Myers said. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule require water utilities to create an inventory of utility service lines and customer service lines by October 2024. WHBY
Read the full article. A 285 thousand dollar grant will let Menasha Utilities complete all lead service line replacements this year. Water Utility Manager Adam Smith says about 140 lines still need to be replaced. Roughly 600 have already been completed. According to Smith, the grant money will allow the City to for pay two-thirds of the project and the homeowner one-third. He says that leaves the average homeowner with a bill of about 833 dollars. But he says the Utility is offering homeowners an interest free five year loan. Bennington Banner
Lex Merrell Read the full article. ARLINGTON — A Bennington engineering firm’s work in identifying and replacing lead drinking water lines won the company $25,000 to assist with the costs of business innovation. MSK Engineers, in Bennington, won Lever’s Bennington County Intrapreneur Challenge on Friday. The team of civil engineers centers its work around eliminating lead water pipes from Bennington and beyond. The consulting firm’s mission is to develop projects that will improve communities by making everyone’s drinking water safe and healthy. “Lead is so toxic to humans that there is no lead contaminant level safe for drinking water,” said Jason Dolmetsch, president of MSK Engineers. |
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