When the final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) rule was announced in October 2023, the deadline to create a baseline inventory of the pipe materials seemed far in the future. As of this month, the clock is ticking to finalize your system’s service line inventory. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) wants your completed Read More
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Revamped Website Helps Public Understand Lead Risks
A revamped website provides easy to understand information to the public about the health risks of lead. Water system leaders may want to review the information found on epa.gov/lead and consider linking to their water utility website to educate their customers. The lead in drinking water page may be particularly helpful as the lead service Read More
How is Your Lead Service Line Inventory Coming Along? Tips to Get the Data You Need
Depending on the size and age of your public water system, completing the lead service line inventory may feel like one of the most labor-intensive regulatory compliance efforts your water system has ever undertaken. Under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI), water systems have less than two years to Read More
New Dashboard Shares Lead Service Line Inventory Data
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced a new dashboard that is full of information from each State’s lead service line inventory under the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. The data compiled in the initial inventories indicate there are fewer lead service lines nationwide than previously estimated by USEPA. The updated estimate is four million lead service lines, which is five million less than the original estimate of nine million. To Read More
What the Final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements Mean for Water Systems
The final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) rule was announced a few days before the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions compliance date of October 16, 2024. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is giving water systems three years to learn the requirements in the LCRI and to prepare for the changes. The final LCRI Read More
LCRR Public Notifications Deadline
Now that most service line inventories have been completed and submitted, water systems must send notification letters by November 15th to customers with unknown service line materials and service lines containing lead or galvanized steel requiring replacement. The November date is 30 days after the October 16th Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) deadline to Read More