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CIP Wins National Award, Setting a New Standard for Eliminating Lead Pipes at Scale
CIP recognized by the Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative (LSLRC) for "Outstanding Leadership in LSL Replacement".
23 Jun 26
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National Collaborative Honors Excellence in Lead Pipe Replacement
The Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative recognized 16 people and programs leading the charge to remove lead from U.S. drinking water systems.
23 Jun 26
CIP Wins National Award, Setting a New Standard for Eliminating Lead Pipes at Scale
CIP recognized by the Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative (LSLRC) for "Outstanding Leadership in LSL Replacement".
23 Jun 26
Racine Begins Lead Service Line Replacement Project With Goal of Removing All Lead Pipes in Five Years
Wednesday marked the first day of construction in Racine to replace 10,000 lead service lines over the next five years.
20 May 26
Racine Residents Welcome City's Efforts to Replace All Lead Service Lines in the Next Five Years
The City of Racine has launched a new initiative to replace all lead service lines in the city within the next five years.
20 May 26
Racine Mayor Launches $130 Million Effort to Pull Every Lead Service Line from the Ground in Five Years
Mayor Cory Mason and program team members cut the ribbon to launch the EquiFlow Lead-Free Racine Program on May 20, 2026. The five-year, $130 million initiative will replace every lead service line in the city at no cost to homeowners.
20 May 26
Westerly Launches EquiFlow Lead Replacement Project
Work to remove as many as 2,000 lead service lines in Westerly has entered a new phase
15 May 26
Town of Westerly Launches EquiFlow Westerly, a Major Initiative to Eliminate as Many as 2,000 Lead Service Lines Over Two Years
Westerly partners with CIP to remove up to 2,000 lead service lines by end of 2027 through a $20 million, results-driven initiative
11 May 26
City of Racine Launches Program to Remove 10,000 Lead Service Lines in Five Years
Racine, WI – The City of Racine has announced the launch of the EquiFlow Lead-Free Racine Program (EquiFlow Racine)
13 Mar 26
City of Wausau and Community Infrastructure Partners Celebrate 1000 Lead Service Line Replacement, Set National Model for Lead-Free Future
The City of Wausau marked a transformative milestone with the celebration of its 1,000th lead service line (LSL) replacement, achieved in just over one year through the innovative EquiFlow Lead-Free Program.
17 Jul 25
City of Wausau celebrates their 1,000th lead service line removal
The City of Wausau started their lead line removal project just over a year ago. Now, city officials are celebrating what they call a big milestone.
16 Jul 25
Wausau celebrates 1,000th lead in pipe removed
Celebrating 1,000th lead service line replacements completed in Wausau.
16 Jul 25
A Case Study in LSL Replacement Using the CBP3 Model
23 Jan 25
CIP’s EquiFlow Lead-Free Program Wins Prestigious P3 Award for Best Utilities Project
Community Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has been recognized at the prestigious P3 Awards for its EquiFlow Lead-Free Program which won Best Utilities Project.
30 Oct 24
Community Infrastructure Partners Nominated for Two P3 Awards
Celebrating Excellence in Infrastructure and Social Impact
08 Oct 24
Concerns over how to pay ‘still hindering LSLR potential'
Exclusive: Public authorities’ uncertainty over how much they may pay for projects developed with federal funding is holding back progress in lead service line replacement (LSLR) work - but one firm has introduced a tool to help change things
02 Jul 24
Maximizing the Impact of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding: Operating Principles for Establishing an Efficient and Effective Lead Service Line Replacement Program.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provides an incredible opportunity with historic levels of funding for municipalities and utilities.
25 Jun 24
Tool launched to encourage lead pipe replacements
A company has launched a free calculator tool designed to help municipalities understand the costs of lead service line replacements (LSLRs) - and to encourage them to take advantage of federal funding.
07 Jun 24
Mayor Katie Rosenberg discussed CIP's EquiFlow program and the importance of removing lead pipes throughout her community
11 Mar 24
Lead pipes can poison families. How my Wisconsin city is tackling the danger.
State and federal grants helping Wausau replace 8,000 lead service lines
07 Mar 24
Wausau approves mayor’s initiative to replace 8K lead lines in 5 years
City leaders on Tuesday approved a partnership between the city of Wausau, the water commission and community infrastructure partners to replace thousands of lead service lines
20 Dec 23
The race to replace lead pipes across Wisconsin gets a boost
Lead pipes that deliver drinking water to homes remain commonplace in many communities around the state — in Wausau, the city is gearing up efforts to replace all of these lines within five years.
14 Dec 23
H2O Minute News
City is using a Community-Based Public-Private Partnership to replace 8,000 lead lines in five years for $80 million
16 Nov 23
Wisconsin works to fix the lead pipe problem
Much of Wisconsin’s drinking water still flows through lead service lines. More than 150,000 lead pipes provide Wisconsinites with their water.
15 Nov 23
White House highlights efforts to replace lead water pipes in Wausau
Wisconsin still has at least 150,000 lead service lines going to homes, businesses, and schools statewide, including 8,000 alone throughout the City of Wausau
09 Nov 23
Effort to replace lead water service pipes in Wausau being recognized
Representatives from the White House will be in Wausau Thursday to help kick off the city's effort to replace eight thousand lead service lines still in use in the city.
09 Nov 23
Lead Service Line Replacement Project Officially Kicks Off in Wausau
Local, State, and Federal leaders officially started Wausau’s efforts to replace some 8,000 lead water pipes over the next five years
09 Nov 23
Biden Senior Advisor visits Wausau to talk PFAS and lead removal
It's not everyday that Wausau gets a direct line to the White House, but Thursday, President Joe Biden's Senior Advisor was in town
09 Nov 23
Wausau is doing the work to counter lead and PFAS. The Biden administration says others should do the same
Biden administration officials praised Wausau this week as an example of how to quickly and aggressively tackle water quality issues
09 Nov 23
Local, State, Federal Officials to Kickoff Lead Service Line Replacement Effort in Wausau on Thursday
A representative from the White House will be in Wausau on Thursday to help mark the start of the push to remove all 8,000 lead service lines still in use in the city.
08 Nov 23
Pioneering lead pipes P3 agreed
The first Community-Based P3 (CBP3) in the country has been agreed in a move that will see over 8,000 lead service lines replaced in a city in Wisconsin.
20 Oct 23
Behind the Scenes: Why Wausau has gone all-in on CBP3
Last week, the Wisconsin city agreed a first-of-a-kind P3 project to replace lead pipes. P3 Bulletin speaks to those involved about the new approach - and how it can be replicated
16 Oct 23
First Ever Community-Based Public-Private Partnership (CBP3) Deployed to Eliminate Over 8,000 Lead Service Lines
Today, Mayor KatieRosenberg of Wausau, Wisconsin, announced a pioneering initiative that will revolutionize the effort to eliminate lead service lines (LSLs) across the nation.
12 Oct 23
New partnership created to eliminate over 8,000 lead service lines in Wausau
Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg has announced a pioneering initiative that will revolutionize the effort to eliminate lead service lines nationwide.
12 Oct 23
Community Infrastructure Partners Successfully Supplies Oversight of Emergency Purification Project
The work was part of SIG’s Emergency Contractwith Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities’, at their Brockway Place Trash TransferStation (Station).
18 Apr 23
Overcoming the Status Quo In Solving America's Water Crisis Through Public-Private Partnerships
“In spite of all of our optimism in this moment, we are still fighting against the status quo.”- Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America.
26 Feb 23
Biden's Water Upgrade Plan "Ripe for P3 Investment"
CIP's Chief Business Officer Sean Agid shares his thoughts with Paul Jarvis, P3 Bulletin, on how a lead service line replacement (LSLR) program fits the Community-Based Public-Private Partnership (CBP3) model very well.
06 Feb 23
Slimming Down: Why Small Projects are Driving Innovation in US P3s
The US is known for some of the world’s largest P3 projects. Whether it’s LaGuardia Airport in New York, Maryland’s Purple Line or the Sepulveda Transit Corridor currently in procurement in California, there has always been a smattering of projects across the country that offer investors the chance to put a large amount of cash behind a deal.
21 Nov 22
Infralogic Interviews: Startup Pitches Vision for Community Infrastructure
A new US infrastructure services company wants to help contractors and government agencies to scale up small infra projects using community connections and local resources.
05 Oct 22
Industry Leaders to Disrupt the Way Infrastructure is Delivered
Community Infrastructure Partners Set to Transform Infrastructure Delivery Models by Putting Communities First
21 Sep 22