This webinar will focus on NRDC’s work on the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law particularly around lead service line replacement, drinking water in California, and touch on NRDC’s drinking water work in Michigan and Illinois. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a once in a generation investment into our country’s infrastructure and an opportunity to help states finance lead service line replacement. Contaminated drinking water disproportionately impacts low-income communities and communities of color and so the equitable distribution of these federal funds will be paramount to ensuring that the health and safety of these communities are prioritized. 

• Date: 02/21/23

• Time: 12:00pm

• Location: Zoom Virtual Webinar

Ellen Lee
Drinking Water Equity Advocate, Natural Resources Defense Council

Ellen Lee is the Drinking Water Equity Advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council. She provides technical and advocacy expertise on drinking water issues, working to ensure that everyone has access to safe, sufficient, and affordable water. As part of the Safe Water Initiative, her work focuses on engaging and partnering with communities and other stakeholders to advance community-led efforts to protect drinking water. Lee joined NRDC in 2017 and has worked on other projects including water efficiency, regenerative agriculture, and green infrastructure. She holds a degree in biology and international business with a focus in environmental systems from the University of California, San Diego.