September 4, 2024 by

EPA awards grants for lead pipe replacement in schools, childcare facilities

Brenda Culler, lead program manager
Cleveland Water's Brenda Culler helped develop the utility's Childcare Lead Service Line Replacement Program, a pilot that successfully removed all known LSLs at state-licensed childcare facilities throughout Cleveland Water’s service area in 10 months. Photo courtesy of Cleveland Water.

In August, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $26 million in funding to help protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities. EPA said the grant funding will be used by 55 states and territories and the District of Columbia to reduce lead exposure where children learn and play while advancing the goals of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan.

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