Tagged In: Clean Water, Drinking water, lead, lead service line, water, Water Pollution
Emily Bacha, Vice President of Public Affairs, December 8, 2020
Ohio has an estimated 650,000 lead service lines across the state. While we’ve seen recent investments in lead service line replacement from programs like the H2Ohio Funding Initiative, developing a comprehensive plan with a timeline for ridding Ohio’s drinking water delivery systems of lead will be critical.
On December 4, the Ohio Environmental Council, Alliance for the Great Lakes and Freshwater Future hosted a webinar featuring experts from Greater Cincinnati Water Works, Denver Water, and Madison Water Utility. Each expert discussed their regions’ innovative lead service line replacement programs which advance equity and support low-income customers.
Click here to download the slides from these presenters: