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A Look at the Real Cost of Removing Lead Service Lines
To get this conversation off the ground, and with funding from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Safe Water Engineering prepared a white paper, Deconstructing the Cost of Lead Service Line Replacement, to describe and quantify the cost of bold, large scale lead service line replacement (LSLR) programs that include resident-focused outreach and risk mitigation activities.
Water Service Affordability in Michigan: A Statewide Assessment
Water infrastructure is essential for meeting and managing basic human needs. Public health begins and ends with clean and available water. But the cost of water services has been increasing over the years, making it more difficult for low-income residents to afford their water bills.
Lead Service Lines Belong in the History Books
No one should be drinking water from a lead service line, but up to 10 or even 12 million lead service lines are still delivering water to homes every day.
How Can I Find Out if I Have a Lead Service Line?
Lead service lines are the largest source of lead in drinking water. What’s the most reliable way to find out whether you have a lead service line delivering water to your home? Sometimes you can get all the answers in your own basement or crawl space, and sometimes the conclusive answer is more challenging to find.
Flushing household plumbing after a water service restoration
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many water utilities are restoring water service to homes where service was previousl In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many water utilities are restoring water service to homes where service was previously shut off due to non-payment. Water utilities are trying to respond quickly to this urgent need and should provide instructions on how to flush household plumbing to restore water quality in the home after extended water shutoffs. y shut off due to non-payment. Water utilities are trying to respond quickly to this urgent need and should provide instructions on how to flush household plumbing to restore water quality in the home after extended water shutoffs.
