HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-22-23 Correspondence - MT Dept. of Commerce - RELEASE_ Montana Department of Commerce Launches Lead Service Line Replacement ProgramFrom:Montana Department of CommerceTo:AgendaSubject:RELEASE: Montana Department of Commerce Launches Lead Service Line Replacement ProgramDate:Thursday, June 22, 2023 8:50:07 AM
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Program provides more than $100 million to replace lead service lines in Montana
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 22, 2023
CONTACT: Mitch Staley, Montana Department of Commerce
Montana Department of Commerce LaunchesLead Service Line Replacement Program
HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Department of Commerce announced today the
launch of a new program to inventory for the presence of lead service lines in Montana
communities. This statewide effort will support the work of the Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ) Lead Service Lines Inventory Program and help
communities apply for more than $100 million in additional project funding to remove
and replace lead service lines.
“Whether in our schools, workplaces, or homes, Montanans must have access to safe,
clean drinking water,” Gov. Gianforte said. “This $100 million investment will support
communities in inventorying, removing, and replacing lead pipes, and promote the
health and safety of all Montanans.”
“People can be exposed to lead in drinking water through lead pipes,” said Scott
Osterman, Director of the Montana Department of Commerce. “That’s why we’re
helping Montana’s water systems inventory all lead service lines across the state –– to
make sure all of our residents have safe, clean water to drink.”
Commerce’s Community Technical Assistance Program (CTAP) will provide technical
assistance to all public water systems in the form of online and in-person trainings and
community education toolkits. In addition, partner service providers, such as engineers,
may be assigned to eligible water systems serving fewer than 10,000 users to
complete lead service line inventories at no cost and plan for removing and replacing
lead services lines.
To access the funding, all drinking water systems will have to complete their inventory
and submit a plan for the replacement or mitigation of lead service lines by October 16,
2024. The Montana Department of Commerce is working with the Montana
Department of Environmental Quality to ensure all eligible water systems receive
support to complete these activities.
During the month of May, the Montana Department of Commerce CTAP team and
DEQ participated in Lead Service Line Inventory trainings throughout the state. For
details, visit the CTAP Lead Service Lines webpage.
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