Incentive Program Launched For Small Municipalities To Replace Their Lead Pipes
The Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) has announced the launch of a Lead-Free Water Challenge to help incentivize small municipalities to remove and replace their lead service lines. EPIC will select five municipalities or public water systems who will receive technical assistance, connections to resources and funders, policy guidance, and information-sharing through peer networks with the goal of removing all lead pipes.
EPIC encourages interested municipalities and small water systems to apply on the Lead-Free Water Challenge webpage, where they can find additional information on the program. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through June 15, 2021.
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Re-Designed Water Reports Aim To Better Show Whether Drinking Water Is Safe
Water Utilities, Student Groups, Professionals, and Policy Experts Propose More Consumer-Friendly Water Quality Reports
The Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) today announced winners of its Water Data Prize, demonstrating how water quality reports can be reimagined to help consumers understand whether their drinking water is safe. More than 30 organizations and individuals in the water sector submitted entries aimed at improving the federally-mandated Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), with Raftelis, a Charlotte, NC-based consultancy, awarded the top prize.
Each year, America’s 50,000 water utilities must provide their customers with a CCR, reporting on drinking water quality, any contaminants such as lead or arsenic found in the water, as well as any water violations. Yet too often the reports are so complex and technical that customers struggle to decipher them, particularly those who speak a