Property owners needing to replace their lateral lead service pipes on their property can qualify for a loan through the Racine Water Utility, which is making $1.365 million in state funds available to residents through a forgivable loan program. The utility estimates that about 9,200 Racine property owners need to replace their service pipes on […]
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INVESTIGATION: Racine Ranks 5th In State For Lead Poisoning
Editor’s Note: This piece was written by Cara Lombardo and Dee J. Hall, of the Center for Investigative Journalism. Additional reporting was done by Denise Lockwood. The City of Racine ranked fifth in the state for the percentage of children testing positive for lead poisoning in 2014. But with the state sending $500,000 to help homeowners […]
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Lead Pipe Issue May Be Buried, Haas Says
If you are looking for a lead pipe in your home, you may not find one. Most homes in the City of Racine likely have galvanized plumbing or copper plumbing internally in their homes. So you won’t see lead pipes. Solder used in copper plumbing fixtures used to contain some lead. Faucets and fixtures are […]
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Lead Pipe Replacements Could Cost $70 Million
Some state dollars may be trickling into the city to help residents replace their lead pipes, but the funding is a drop in the bucket compared to how many of those pipes need replaced. Racine Common Council members voted to lend the Racine Water Utility $500,000 to help Racine property owners replace their lead service […]
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Funds Available For Homeowners To Replace Lead Pipes
Racine residents that have lead pipes on their private property may be forced to replace them, but a $500,000 loan that the Racine Water Utility just received may defray those costs. The problem: Lead enters drinking water as a result of corrosion in lead service lines and in older household plumbing. To combat the problem, […]
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Funds Could Trickle Into Racine To Pay For Lead Pipe Replacement
Racine residents will likely have access to a forgivable loan program aimed at helping property owners replace the lead pipes that connect to utility-owned water lines. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is making about $12 million available to some municipalities in the state that have old lead service lines that bring drinking water into […]