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House proposes additional $30 billion for lead service line replacement

Public Utility Finance, Washington Report, Water Finance September 13, 2021 at 8:50 am

House Democrats are proposing an additional $30 billion in federal funds for lead service line replacement efforts nationwide, a figure that would be in addition to $15 billion for lead service line replacements that was included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) approved by the SenateRead More

Chemical Cost Cutting Yields Big Results for the City of Akron

Chemical Cost Cutting Yields Big Results for the City of Akron

Water Management September 7, 2021 at 6:00 am

Known as the Rubber Capital of the World, Akron is Ohio’s fifth largest city and has a long tradition of innovation and civic engagement. The City of Akron Water Supply Bureau has a similar vaunted history, and it produces and delivers roughly 35 million gallonsRead More

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Company launches new lead pipe inventory solution

Water Management June 7, 2021 at 6:38 am

120Water recently announced the launch of an inventory management solution, an expanded offering that the company says will help water systems build and validate their lead service line inventories – a foundational requirement for accessing pending federal infrastructure dollars and complying with new Lead andRead More

Fitch Ratings: New Lead and Copper Rule will raise costs for water utilities

Fitch Ratings: New Lead and Copper Rule will raise costs for water utilities

Water Management February 8, 2021 at 7:15 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is not expected to impact utility credit quality over the near-term, but it could have a material effect on certain water utilities’ capex and credit profiles over the medium- to long-term, particularly forRead More

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AMWA: LCR revisions hit Federal Register

Water Management January 19, 2021 at 9:38 am

After being unveiled Dec. 22, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the final Lead and Copper Rule revisions in the Jan. 15 Federal Register. The incoming Biden administration plans to review rules finalized in the closing days of the Trump administration that have not taken effect asRead More

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Read AWWA’s statement on final Lead and Copper Rule revisions

Washington Report, Water Management January 4, 2021 at 7:22 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in December announced the final Lead and Copper Rule. American Water Works Association President Melissa Elliott issued the following statement. “The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is committed to working toward a day when the potential for lead inRead More

EPA rule to reduce lead plumbing materials finalized

EPA rule to reduce lead plumbing materials finalized

Washington Report, Water Management August 3, 2020 at 9:59 am

In July, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to reduce lead in plumbing materials used in public water systems, homes, schools and other facilities. The agency says the action marks a significant milestone in implementing the Trump Administration’s Federal Action PlanRead More

120Water to work with Denver Water in lead reduction program

120Water to work with Denver Water in lead reduction program

Water Management May 14, 2020 at 9:00 am

Digital water platform 120Water has been selected by Denver Water for a three-year, $19 million program to help the utility manage its sweeping and proactive Lead Reduction Program. 120Water will facilitate the program’s supply and distribution of pitchers and water filters certified to remove lead asRead More

Newark partners with 120Water for post-lead replacement program

Newark partners with 120Water for post-lead replacement program

Water Management March 26, 2020 at 8:54 am

120Water, a digital water platform, has been selected by the City of Newark, New Jersey, to manage “The Newark Way of Thinking & Drinking,” a post lead service line (LSL) replacement program to ensure residents have clean, safe and reliable drinking water. Newark began aRead More

Avoiding Crisis: Preparing for the Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions

Avoiding Crisis: Preparing for the Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions

Water Management February 18, 2020 at 2:35 pm

By Megan Glover In October 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its long-awaited proposed revisions to the existing Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). The proposal would update the original 1991 rule, change the current standards and add several new responsibilities for water utilitiesRead More