Three companies that are innovating methods to non-invasively detect lead service lines were awarded grants totaling $75,000 in September from the Cleveland Water Alliance (CWA) as part of the organization’s 2023 Open Innovation Challenge. The CWA’s Open Innovation Challenge, essentially a Request for Technology ConceptsRead More

This summer DC Water released its 2023 Lead Free DC (LFDC) Plan, detailing the necessary actions required from DC Water, customers the District of Columbia, and other key partners to accelerate lead line replacement efforts. Lead Free DC launched in 2019 with the goal of removingRead More

As water utilities across the United States work to find and replace lead service lines (LSLs), many are doing so without knowing just how many are in their system. To help utilities plan, water analytics company BlueConduit has launched a free LSL count and replacementRead More

BlueConduit has been hired to provide technical support in the development of an online, interactive lead service line map for the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO). The News Orleans Water Service Line Map will allow city residents to learn the known orRead More

In the latest edition of Water Finance & Management Conversations, Dave Johnston, director of smart infrastructure at Mueller, joins us for a discussion on compliance with the U.S. EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). The LCRR requires water utilities of all sizes to developRead More

VODA.ai is proud to be selected by Arcadis U.S. as their preferred artificial intelligence software partner to find lead pipes. This collaboration supports utilities in complying with the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revision (LCRR) by locating, inventorying, and planning the replacement of hazardous leadRead More

The Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority (PWSA) this month is celebrating the removal of its 10,000th lead service line. State and local officials, community leaders and members of the Community Lead Response team gathered on Hazelwood Avenue on Feb. 24 to reflect on the seven-yearRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a $340 million financing commitment to upgrade the City of Philadelphia’s aging drinking water infrastructure, including replacing customers’ lead service lines. The agency says a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) low-interest loan will jumpstart theRead More

On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new initiative to accelerate progress toward the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of achieving 100 percent lead service line removal and replacement. The “Lead Service Line Replacement Accelerators” initiative was introduced during a White House event with ViceRead More

In this edition of WF&M Conversations, we talk with Mueller’s Graham Hines, Plant Manager at the company’s lead-free brass foundry in Decatur, Illinois. To eliminate exposure to lead and help ensure the sustainability throughout the lifecycle of its products, Mueller is eliminating lead-based products andRead More