Technical Assistance for Lead Webinar
About the Webinar
1. Lead Service Line Identification, Replacement Planning, Community Engagement, and Funding Technical Assistance Programs
This presentation will include an overview of how EPA Water Technical Assistance (EPA WaterTA) can support communities with their efforts to achieve clean, safe, and reliable drinking water. It will then dive into two of EPA WaterTA’s programs focusing on the removal and replacement of lead service lines: the Lead Service Line Replacement Accelerators Program and the Get the Lead Out (GLO) Initiative. Information on how communities can request WaterTA will also be shared.
Presenter: Andrew Pizzala, EPA Office of Water. Drew is an environmental protection specialist in EPA’s Office of Water, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water where he supports drinking water technical assistance. He serves as the asset management coordinator and is a team lead for the Lead Service Line Replacement Accelerators project addressing existing barriers and accelerating progress towards lead service line identification and replacement in 40 communities.
Presenter: Alex Horansky, EPA Office of Water. Alex is a physical scientist in EPA’s Office of Water, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water where he assists with technical assistance and capacity development building programs to ensure public water utilities can continue offering the public clean, safe drinking water. His main focus is leading the Get the Lead Out (GLO) Initiative, ensuring communities have the resources to identify lead service lines and develop replacement plans.
2. Service Line Inventory Technical Assistance for Small Community and Non-Community Water Systems in Wisconsin
Nearly 2,000 public water systems in Wisconsin, over 90% of which serve a population of 3,330 consumers or less, are regulated by the Lead and Copper Rule and the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. Many of these small public water systems do not have staff with the technical expertise required to complete a service line inventory, nor the financial resources required to hire someone. This presentation will provide an overview of Wisconsin DNR’s approach to providing service line technical assistance to small community and non-community public water systems. The multi-pronged approach includes hiring limited-term employees to conduct on-site materials inspections at non-transient non-community water systems, and hiring a contractor to provide individual on-site assistance with records review to hundreds of small community public water systems. Successes so far, lessons learned, and collaborative partnerships will be highlighted.
Presenter: Ann Hirekatur, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Ann is the lead and copper section manager at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater. She is a registered Professional Hydrologist with nearly 25 years of professional experience including 12 years with DNR. Prior to joining DNR, Ann worked for a municipal engineering firm and for the Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission.