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Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative
Watch the webinar here and download the slides. Description In January, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized the most significant overhaul of the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) in two decades. While the rule is currently under review, core components – such as a lead service line (LSL) inventory, replacement plan, public communications, and engagement with the public health community – have consistently been part of any conversation about revisions to the LCR. The LSL Replacement Collaborative has developed an online toolkit to help communities across the United States develop and implement LSL replacement programs. The Collaborative will soon be releasing a new series of webpages that highlight opportunities to leverage the revised LCR to accelerate full LSL replacement. This webinar will provide a facilitated walkthrough of these opportunities and point to examples of communities already acting on them. Speakers
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Description Lead service line (LSL) replacement is not a simple task. The LSL Replacement Collaborative has developed an online toolkit to help communities across the United States develop and implement replacement programs and is hosting a series of webinars to address specific topics related to this work. This webinar in the Collaborative's series will explore examples of how water systems have worked to engage communities in the development of their LSL replacement plans and in communicating plans to consumers. Water systems and community group representatives from Newark, New Jersey and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will share examples of how each city gathered community input in the formation of their LSL replacement programs. Each will also speak to the strategies they’re using to communicate about LSL replacement to the public, particularly to reach disadvantaged communities, including partnering with community groups. Speakers
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This webinar in the Collaborative's series will explore customer-initiated replacement. An important facet of a comprehensive lead service line (LSL) replacement program is ensuring customers have sufficient incentives to replace their lead pipe. In this webinar, we will feature two public water systems that have proactive programs enabling customers to voluntarily request LSL replacement. These systems have used a variety of tools to encourage LSL replacement, including online, interactive maps; streamlined contractor bidding; waivers of permit fees; grants to subsidize the costs; and education through redevelopment permits. We will also discuss the challenge of balancing participation to minimize health equity disparities. Speakers and Topics:
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Watch the Webinar. Download the slides from DC Water and Boston Water and Sewer Commission. Description
A guiding principle of the LSL Replacement Collaborative is that LSL replacement initiatives should address barriers to participation so that consumers served by LSLs can benefit equitably, regardless of income, race, or ethnicity. In this webinar, we will hear about efforts to quantify and define equity issues and about solutions to address them. Speakers and Topics:
Watch the webinar. Download the slides from DC and Denver. Description
A continuum of steps is often discussed for minimizing lead release during lead service line replacement. Provision of a point of use (POU) filter certified to remove lead as per NSF 53 is one of these steps. In this context it is important to understand the effectiveness of filters. This webinar provides:
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Watch the webinar. Download slides from NSF and Virginia Tech. Description
This webinar explores LSL replacement issues for small community water systems and explains the services that the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) provides to these systems. It is the eighth in the LSL Replacement Collaborative's series and focuses on small community water systems – those that serve less than 10,000 customers – and how they are managing LSLs as part of their asset management program and responding to customer concerns and state requirements. Speakers provide:
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This webinar in the Collaborative's series explores replacing LSLs in early learning environments. Children under the age of six are most at risk from the harmful effects of lead exposure due to their developing brains. As children spend a large portion of their day in early learning environments, such as child care facilities or schools, it is vital to ensure the safety of the drinking water in these facilities. This webinar is the seventh in the LSL Replacement Collaborative's series, and will explore how to address lead in early learning environments, with an emphasis on lead service lines. Speakers will provide:
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Communities are posting interactive online maps to help residents determine if a specific address – whether a potential home, child-care or restaurant – may or may not have a lead service line. This webinar will explore how communities are developing these maps, wrestling with the uncertainties, and making sure they are effective. This webinar is the sixth in the LSL Replacement Collaborative's series. This webinar will provide:
Watch the webinar. Download the slides. Description: Lead enters drinking water when water is stagnant in contact with lead. Flushing, to cleanse or wash out with a rush of water, plays a role in reducing lead exposure, before, as part of, and following lead service line replacement. During this webinar, speakers will describe the roles of flushing, strategies for flushing for specific purposes, and example community-specific communication efforts to encourage effective flushing. Research is ongoing to improve our understanding of flushing practices. This webinar will capture the latest information from these research efforts. Speakers:
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Developing inventories to document and share what is known about LSLs is a key aspect of a successful LSL replacement program. This webinar will explore examples of developing and communicating information on number and location of LSLs from both state-based surveys and address-specific utility maps. This webinar is the fourth in the Collaborative's five-part series. This webinar will provide:
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Date
May 2021
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