Community Safe Drinking Water Infrastructure Equity Tool Now Listed in Water Program Portal to Facilitate EPA Compliance and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

Free, multilingual Lead Service Line Replacement Cost Calculator empowers Tribal, local, and underserved communities to plan and secure funding for equitable water infrastructure upgrades under EPA rules and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Press Release

Chicago, Illinois – August 10, 2025
Environmental & Public Health International announced that its Lead Service Line Replacement Cost Calculator (LSLRCC) is now featured in the Water Program Portal (WPP), a national platform developed by Atlas Public Policy with support from the Water Foundation’s Water Solution Fund. The Portal provides communities with policy updates, news, and resources to access funding opportunities under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Developed by former EPA Flint Emergency Coordinator Anthony Ross, the LSLRCC is a free, multilingual tool designed to promote equity in community drinking water infrastructure. It supports Tribal and local government efforts to replace lead service lines, facilitating compliance under the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) and access to funding under the State Revolving Fund (SRF) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) investments.

Mission-aligned public, nonprofit, and private partners interested in advancing safe drinking water equity and infrastructure resilience can learn more about sponsorship opportunities on the LSLRCC Sponsorship page and join this vital effort.

“We built the LSLRCC to ensure cost transparency never stands in the way of safe drinking water,” said Ross. “Its inclusion in the Water Program Portal confirms the tool’s value to Tribes, local governments, and public health officials—and advances equity-centered infrastructure planning.”

The free, multilingual calculator is already recognized by:

• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Sustainable Infrastructure Tools Navigator (for advancing Sustainable Development Goals),
• The National Center for Healthy Housing (for protecting public health),
• MERLOT, Civic Tech Field Guide, and the Lead Innovation Hub by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) (for innovation and equity impact),
• And now — the Water Program Portal (for LCRI, SRF, and BIL implementation support).

Completely free and multilingual, the LSLRCC enables precise modeling of lead service line replacement scenarios — from project-scale to system-wide — empowering Tribal and local governments, as well as water utilities, to effectively plan, budget, and implement critical infrastructure upgrades.

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