Post Tagged with: "Lead and Copper Rule Improvements"

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released two new guidance documents to help drinking water systems that are working to keep their communities safe from lead.    The two documents, Access Tips and Service Line Inventory Tips, provide practical information to help water systems and states implement the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). Read More

The Copper Development Association (CDA) is now offering its Do It Proper with Copper training program, a no-cost, expert-led educational initiative designed to help communities plan and execute lead service line replacement projects. CDA said the training is meant to provide practical guidance on the properRead More

Have questions about achieving compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI)? Marcus Elmer of the Copper Development Association (CDA) has answers. Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would uphold Biden-era regulations under the LCRI, the drinking water regulation mandating theRead More

Arcadis recently announced it will be developing a Tap Card Management System (TCMS) for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations (BWSO). The TCMS will be developed to help New York City comply with EPA’s Lead andRead More

On Sept. 15, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) filed its opening brief in its Petition for Review of the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements as it seeks to address the feasibility of the lead service line replacement requirements in the law. AWWA had originallyRead More

Water utilities are entering a new financial era—one defined by urgency, and regulatory demands that need confident and informed decisions. With the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) mandating full lead service line replacement by 2034, and new enforceable PFAS standards requiring treatment systemsRead More

The new Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) mandates lead service line (LSL) replacement within 10 years. But did you know that the current $15B Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) allocation for lead pipe identification and replacement is only expected to cover 35% of the totalRead More

On Dec. 13, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) filed a Petition for Review of the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. With the petition, AWWA looks to address the feasibility of replacingRead More

On Oct. 8, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) will also require more rigorous testing of drinking water and a lowerRead More

By Brendan O’Brien Fall is here, which means the U.S. EPA deadline for utilities to complete water service line inventories is also here. Communities around the country have been working hard to complete those inventories. While this is an important step, there is a lotRead More