Copper PipeDistrict of ColumbiaFederal RegulationsThe US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has initiated revisions of the lead and copper rule (LCR) to address issues it identified as part of potentially more absolute revision to the rule. USEPA began an extensive review of LCR implementation...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the first Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) in 1991 to protect public health and reduce exposure to lead in drinking water. On January 15, 2021, the EPA issued updated Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) that went into effect on Decem...
“The purpose of these two actions is to enable EPA to conduct a thorough review of the Revised Lead and Copper Rule and fully consult with stakeholders, including those that have been disproportionately impacted by lead in drinking water,”said EPA Acting Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika ...
MSA has been awarded a 2025 Master Contract agreement with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to act within a pool of consulting engineers in helping Community Public Water Systems (CPWS) in Minnesota achieve compliance with the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions and Lead and Copper ...
“Water professionals are committed to protecting their communities today as we work for a future where lead is no longer in contact with drinking water,"LaFrance said.“Today’s announcement from U.S. EPA recognizes that the January 2021 Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (...
National primary drinking water regulations: proposed lead and copper rule revisions. EPA https://www.epa.gov/dwreginfo/lead-and-copper-rule (2019). Technology Standards Department of State Bureau of Environmental Protection of China. Environmental quality standard for soils GB 15618-1995. Chinese...
In some respects, EPA’s proposed Lead and Copper Rule increases public health risks due to loopholes and rollbacks. In 1991, EPA adopted the Lead and Copper Rule requiring drinking water systems to utilize corrosion control measures when the lead level in the water is above 15 parts per ...
In 2019, revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule were proposed that would establish an additional trigger level at 10 ppb. If 10% of samples exceed the trigger level, utilities would be required to perform a corrosion control optimization study as a preemptive measure to identify a strategy for...
EPA is poised to release long-awaited guidance on how water utilities must develop lead service line inventories under the Trump-era revisions to the lead and copper rule (LCRR), but while the guidance is expected to provide needed clarity, it will not eliminate the current uncertainty over ...
PLSLRs occur when only a portion of a home's lead pipe is replaced with copper. They are a key part of EPA's Lead and Copper Rule program for mitigating lead-in-water contamination. Intended to protect the public from ongoing lead exposure, PLSLRs have been completed at the cost of ...