Superintendent Jill Underly Proposes Lead Water Removal Program For Schools

Superintendent Jill Underly Proposes Lead Water Removal Program For Schools

Milwaukee has already targeting replacing lead service lines serving schools.

Milwaukee Adopts New Policy Requesting More Lead Testing For Children

Milwaukee Adopts New Policy Requesting More Lead Testing For Children

Officials stress importance of wider testing, stronger enforcement against noncompliant landlords

EPA Strengthens Standards to Protect Children from Exposure to Lead Paint Dust
Baldwin Announces $86 Million for Clean and Safe Drinking Water in Wisconsin Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
DHS Encourages Wisconsinites to Take Action to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning

DHS Encourages Wisconsinites to Take Action to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning

October 20-26 marks National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

DNR Says Wisconsin Could Meet New Rule To Replace All Lead Pipes in 10 Years

DNR Says Wisconsin Could Meet New Rule To Replace All Lead Pipes in 10 Years

But new rule, touted by President Biden in visit Tuesday, will require Milwaukee receive substantially more funding.

Biden Announces New Funds, Deadline For Lead Pipe Replacement

Biden Announces New Funds, Deadline For Lead Pipe Replacement

City praised for its effort, but now faces a 2037 deadline, with more aid promised.

Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces Funding to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces Funding to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

EPA announces new final regulations and $2.6 Billion under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water

City Hall: Ahead of Biden Visit, Council, DPW Officials Question Efficacy of Replacing Lead Pipes
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This content is only for members Ahead of Biden Visit, Council, DPW Officials Question Efficacy of Replacing Lead Pipes

Data suggests that tackling paint, not water, might reduce lead poisoning faster.

Baldwin Delivers Nearly $13 Million for Milwaukee and Kenosha to Remove Dangerous Lead Paint
Baldwin Delivers $850,000 to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Throughout Wisconsin

Baldwin Delivers $850,000 to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Throughout Wisconsin

Baldwin-backed federal funding will help test, remediate, and reduce lead exposure and minimize health impacts

Baldwin Delivers Over $83 Million to Replace Lead Pipes, Expand Access to Safe Drinking Water

Baldwin Delivers Over $83 Million to Replace Lead Pipes, Expand Access to Safe Drinking Water

Federal investment comes from Baldwin-backed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Milwaukee Designation as Workforce Hub
Biden Announces Milwaukee As New “Workforce Hub” For Lead Pipe Removal

Biden Announces Milwaukee As New “Workforce Hub” For Lead Pipe Removal

Contractor capacity has long been issue limiting ability to remove lead pipes.

Senator Baldwin Delivers Nearly $2 Million to Keep Wausau Families Safe from Lead Contamination

Senator Baldwin Delivers Nearly $2 Million to Keep Wausau Families Safe from Lead Contamination

Funding from Baldwin-supported bipartisan bill will help identify and get rid of lead-based paint

IRS Rules that Homeowners Won’t Have to Pay Additional Taxes for Subsidized Replacement of Lead Pipes
Milwaukee Makes It Far Easier To Replace Your Lead Service Line

Milwaukee Makes It Far Easier To Replace Your Lead Service Line

Opt-in program part of citywide plan to replace all lead service lines in 20 years.

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Praises Biden Administration Effort to Remove Lead Pipes in 10 Years

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Praises Biden Administration Effort to Remove Lead Pipes in 10 Years

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed an updated lead and copper rule that will support the removal of America’s lead pipes in ten years. The rule would also impose stricter standards on utilities, lower the level at which water utilities must take certain actions to address lead in water, require utilities to develop and maintain accurate inventories of where lead pipes are located, and require more robust water testing efforts and communication with consumers connected to a lead service line.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Partnership with 10 Wisconsin Communities to Accelerate Lead Service Line Replacement as Part of Investing in America Agenda

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Partnership with 10 Wisconsin Communities to Accelerate Lead Service Line Replacement as Part of Investing in America Agenda

New partnership will help communities access funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for lead service line removal and replacement

Evers, DNR Announce $402 Million Funding to Improve Local Drinking Water

Evers, DNR Announce $402 Million Funding to Improve Local Drinking Water

Funding from Safe Drinking Water Loan Program will address PFAS, lead and nitrates.

How EPA’s Proposed Lead Dust Rules Would Impact Wisconsin

How EPA’s Proposed Lead Dust Rules Would Impact Wisconsin

Biden administration seeks to lower threshold of lead considered hazardous in buildings.

City Regulators Can Require Fixing of Lead Hazards — If They Can Find Landlords

City Regulators Can Require Fixing of Lead Hazards — If They Can Find Landlords

Out-of-state landlords, ever-changing owners elude Milwaukee Health Department.

MPS Hopeful New Filters Will Keep Water Safe

MPS Hopeful New Filters Will Keep Water Safe

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions donates $2.2 million dollars in water filtration systems to schools.

City Seeks Firm To Manage Its Accelerating Lead Pipe Replacements

City Seeks Firm To Manage Its Accelerating Lead Pipe Replacements

New funding would allow program to double in size by 2025. Will council change plan?

City Hall: City Unveils Latest Lead Lateral Plan
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City Unveils Latest Lead Lateral Plan

With added federal funding, Water Works can now replace more laterals each year, but which ones?

Eyes on Milwaukee: New Emergency Housing For Those With Lead Poisoning
Eyes on Milwaukee

New Emergency Housing For Those With Lead Poisoning

Community Advocates expanding its portfolio of temporary housing.

New Funding Supports Environmental Health Efforts in City of Milwaukee
State Will Get $139 Million Federal Funds for Water Infrastructure

State Will Get $139 Million Federal Funds for Water Infrastructure

Around $81 million will be set aside for replacement of lead pipes.

Marquette Law School’s Water Law and Policy Initiative to host Congresswoman Moore for a conversation on Wisconsin’s lead pipe problem, April 5
Senator Baldwin Helps Deliver Over $62 Million for Clean Drinking Water in Wisconsin

Senator Baldwin Helps Deliver Over $62 Million for Clean Drinking Water in Wisconsin

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will be used by communities across the state to address PFAS, replace lead laterals