City, SWL&P Reach Lead Pipe Replacement Agreement

City, SWL&P Reach Lead Pipe Replacement Agreement

SUPERIOR, Wis. – There is good news tonight for homeowners who have lead service lines. After the city of Superior and Superior Water, Light and Power reached a contractual deal, Governor Tony Evers signed the Senate bill into law, allowing the funding to come to Superior. “The federal funding will now flow through the utility, and the city has committed to whatever that federal funding doesn’t cover, that the City will offset the cost so that n…

Superior approves lead line replacement partnership with SWL&P

SUPERIOR — Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday, July 1, signed a bill expanding eligibility for the state’s Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to include principal loan forgiveness for private utility companies that replace lead service lines. The signature comes on the heels of a special Superior Common Council meeting Monday, June 30, at which members unanimously approved a cooperative agreement with Superior Water, Light & Power for the replacement of l…

Gov. Evers Approves Bill To Support Lead Service Line Replacement In Superior

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill (SB) 56, expanding eligibility for the state’s Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to include principal loan forgiveness for private utility companies that replace lead service lines. Prior to Act 8, Wisconsin state statutes outlined that a privately owned water utility was prohibited from receiving principal loan forgiveness from the state’s Safe Drinking Water Loan Program. “There is no level of …