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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Should I Use Copper or Plastic Pipe for My Lead Service Line Replacements? - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Should I Use Copper or Plastic Pipe for My Lead Service Line Replacements? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>1 The PE replacement cost has been updated here to include the cost of electrical grounding compared to the full report.  2 The low unit cost values in the independent construction cost estimates indicate that several auxiliary costs are included in commonly reported lead service line replacement costs summarized in the full report.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-13</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - New Expert Report Confirms Scale of Syracuse Lead Water Crisis - Make it stand out</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/safe-water-engineering-tackling-water-safety-in-southeast-michigan</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-01-14</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Safe Water Engineering – Tackling Water Safety in Southeast Michigan</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/how-to-replace-all-your-lead-service-lines-in-10-years</loc>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - How to replace all your lead service lines in 10 years - Make it stand out</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/guest-column-michigans-new-lead-rule-for-drinking-water-is-six-years-old-how-are-we-doing</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-23</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Guest column: Michigan’s new lead rule for drinking water is six years old. How are we doing? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michigan has the most stringent rules for preventing lead in drinking water. sonmez/iStock.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Guest column: Michigan’s new lead rule for drinking water is six years old. How are we doing? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Under Michigan's 2018 Lead and Water Copper Rule, public water systems with known lead service lines must sample the first and fifth liter from a tap after six hours of no water use. Planet Detroit.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - The Top Ten Strategies to Reduce Lead Service Line Replacement Costs and Ensure Public Health Protection - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Figure 1: Sample Lead Service Line Replacement Cost Breakdown Based on Independent Cost Estimate</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Lead Service Line Replacement Costs and Strategies for Reducing Them - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Figure 1: Estimated Full Lead Service Line Replacement Costs (2020$)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Lead Service Line Replacement Costs and Strategies for Reducing Them - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Figure 2: Independent FLSLR Construction Cost Estimate Scenarios</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2024-09-11</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2025-06-25</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Is my faucet lead free? A guide to understanding new “lead-free” requirements for faucets and household plumbing.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Figure 1: Diagram of Third-Party Certification Requirements for Lead Free Plumbing</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Is my faucet lead free? A guide to understanding new “lead-free” requirements for faucets and household plumbing.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Example of NSF/ANSI/CAN 61: Q ≤ 1 or Q ≤ 0.5 markings on product packaging.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Is my faucet lead free? A guide to understanding new “lead-free” requirements for faucets and household plumbing.</image:title>
      <image:caption>A pre-2014 faucet.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Is my faucet lead free? A guide to understanding new “lead-free” requirements for faucets and household plumbing.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Leaded and “lead-free” solder being sold side-by-side on store shelf.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/2023/12/5/southeast-michigan-2023-lead-and-copper-rule-compliance-sampling-report</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-09-07</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/2023/4/12/why-michigans-filter-first-bills-matter</loc>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Why Michigan’s Filter First Bills Matter</image:title>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Why Michigan’s Filter First Bills Matter</image:title>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Why Michigan’s Filter First Bills Matter - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Michigan Schools Highest Water Lead Level in Sampling Data Collected 2020-2022</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/2023/9/18/benton-harbor-from-lead-crisis-to-lead-free</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-02-12</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/2023/9/18/removing-michigans-lead-water-service-lines-economic-savings-health-benefits-and-improved-health-equity</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/2023/4/6/lessons-learned-from-a-water-leak-pilot-program-recommendations-for-improving-local-and-state-agency-collaborations-with-community-groups-and-residents</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/2022/10/3/shocking-levels-of-toxic-lead-in-chicago-tap-water</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-02-12</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Shocking levels of toxic lead in Chicago tap water - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Photo: A more appropriate use of a lead service line, featured in the movie Thunder Force in 2021.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/2021/11/22/a-look-at-the-real-cost-of-removing-lead-service-lines</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-02-12</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - A Look at the Real Cost of Removing Lead Service Lines - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lead Service Line Replacement in Benton Harbor, MI Photo: Elin Betanzo</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/2022/10/3/independent-verification-and-validation-of-the-lead-free-dc-lead-service-line-removal-plan</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-02-12</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Independent Verification and Validation of the Lead Free DC Lead Service Line Removal Plan - Make it stand out</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/2022/8/17/national-funding-for-lead-service-line-replacement-is-essential-for-states-with-highest-number-of-lead-pipes-sy5gd-d4sb2</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-08-30</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - National Funding for Lead Service Line Replacement Is Essential for States with Highest Number of Lead Pipes - Make it stand out</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/2022/2/10/awwa-standard-available-to-assist-communities-in-lead-service-line-removal-aan8b-8j6ym</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/2022/1/26/water-service-affordability-in-michigan-a-statewide-assessment</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-09-07</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/2021/12/16/lessons-from-the-first-year-of-compliance-sampling-under-michigans-revised-lead-and-copper-rule-and-national-lead-and-copper-rule-implications</loc>
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      <image:title>Hot Topics - Lessons from the first year of compliance sampling under Michigan's revised Lead and Copper Rule and national Lead and Copper Rule implications - Make it stand out</image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/2021/11/30/best-practices-for-installation-of-drinking-water-filter-stations-in-schools-and-child-care-facilities</loc>
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