Common use of Summary of Project Clause in Contracts

Summary of Project. In the past, in an effort to supply the highest possible quality of water to its citizens, Columbus made certain changes to the method it uses to treat drinking water. Inadvertently, the treatment change caused an increase in the level of lead in the drinking water. Under the Federal and State drinking water regulations, if the lead levels rise above the limit established by US EPA and OEPA, the City must begin sampling lead service lines (LSL) immediately and replacing those lines that contribute high levels of lead. This project tests a potentially more effective means of addressing health concerns from lead through a program run by the Columbus Health Department and the Columbus Department of Trade and Development, the Lead Safe Columbus Program (LSCP), in addition to closer coordination on drinking water treatment issues. Through this Agreement, the US EPA will suspend the LSL sampling and replacement provisions for up to three years beginning if and when the City exceeds the lead limit, provided this occurs within six years of making a treatment change. In exchange for this regulatory flexibility, the Columbus Division of Water will, subject to annual City Council and City Auditor approval, contribute $300,000 a year for 15 years, beginning January 1, 2001, to the LSCP. The LSCP provides free blood testing, public education, medical intervention for lead-poisoned children, and grants and loans for lead abatement to residents of Columbus in high-risk areas. The LSCP targets an area consisting of twenty-five high-risk census tracts within ten zip codes in older, predominantly low-income, minority neighborhoods in Columbus, where 84% of all elevated blood lead levels in the City were found.

Summary of Project. In the past, in an effort to supply the highest possible quality of water to its citizens, Columbus made certain changes to the method it uses to treat drinking water. Inadvertently, the treatment change caused an increase in the level of lead in the drinking water. Under the Federal and State drinking water regulations, if the lead levels rise above the limit established by US EPA and OEPA, the City must begin sampling lead service lines (LSLLSLs) immediately and replacing those lines that contribute high levels of lead. This project tests a potentially more effective means of addressing health concerns from lead through a program run by the Columbus Health Department and the Columbus Department of Trade and Development, the Lead Safe Columbus Program (LSCP), and will, in addition to addition, involve closer coordination on drinking water treatment issues. Through this Agreementproject, the US EPA will suspend the LSL sampling and replacement provisions for up to three years beginning if and when the City exceeds the lead limit, provided this occurs within six years of making a treatment change. In exchange for this regulatory flexibility, the Columbus Division of Water will, subject to annual City Council and City Auditor approval, contribute $300,000 a year for 15 years, beginning January 1, 2001, to the LSCP. The LSCP provides free blood testing, public education, medical intervention for lead-poisoned children, and grants and loans for lead abatement to residents of Columbus in high-risk areas. The LSCP targets an area consisting of twenty-five high-risk census tracts within ten zip codes in older, predominantly low-income, minority neighborhoods in Columbus, where 84% of all elevated blood lead levels in the City were found.