Providence Water replacement programs
Compare verified public-side and private-side coverage, eligibility rules, and application friction for Providence Water.
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Accelerated Lead Service Line Replacement Program
Public side: yes public side is replaced at no cost
Private side: yes customer side is replaced at no cost in funded contracts
Income rules: no published income screen
Property rules: property owner must sign a right of entry and wait for planned construction contracts
Contractor rules: Providence Water contractors complete the work
Deadline: No fixed deadline published
Verification: Verified 2026-04-04 / verified
Providence Water 0 Percent Loan Program
Public side: yes Providence Water replaces the public side at no cost when the owner replaces the private side
Private side: loan-supported private-side replacement
Income rules: no published income screen
Property rules: used when a property is not currently in a funded contract
Contractor rules: owner uses the Providence Water loan pathway and replacement rules
Deadline: No fixed deadline published
Verification: Verified 2026-04-04 / verified
Before you apply
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Program count
2 verified program record(s)
Accelerated Lead Service Line Replacement Program, Providence Water 0 Percent Loan Program
Public/private split
Coverage differs by program and side of line
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Address confirmation path
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Notice and inventory context
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Step
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Step
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Coverage cautions
Coverage caution
Coverage can diverge sharply between public-side and private-side replacement, even inside the same program.
Coverage caution
Income, property, and contractor rules can block a program that otherwise sounds broad.
Route-level evidence behind the local support paths.
Providence Water tells customers to use the lead service location map to learn whether the utility side or private side is lead or unknown at a property.
https://www.provwater.com/water-quality/lead-center/lead-service-location-map
Providence Water says customers can check the map for lead or unknown lines, annual notices go to affected addresses, and eligible properties can sign up for replacement through the current construction queue instead of the separate loan path.
https://www.provwater.com/water-quality/lead-center/lead-service-line-replacement-programs
Providence Water says it is using federal and state funding to replace lead service lines for free in planned contracts and aims to replace all lead service lines in its service area by 2033.
https://www.provwater.com/water-quality/lead-center/lead-service-line-replacement-programs
Providence Water says owners outside planned contracts can use a 10-year 0 percent interest loan and that the utility will replace the public side at no cost only when the private side is replaced through that separate loan path.
https://www.provwater.com/water-quality/lead-center/lead-service-line-replacement-programs