Post Tagged with: "Lead and Copper Rule"

VIDEO: CDA’s Marcus Elmer on Copper’s Role in Lead Service Line Replacement

VIDEO: CDA’s Marcus Elmer on Copper’s Role in Lead Service Line Replacement

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

Pittsburgh Water records lowest-ever lead content

Pittsburgh Water records lowest-ever lead content

Water Management November 3, 2025 at 8:15 am

Pittsburgh Water last week announced it achieved a historic milestone in water quality, certifying a lead level of 2.0 parts per billion (ppb) in its latest round of water testing. Pittsburgh Water said it’s the lowest amount of lead ever recorded by the system. ThisRead More

Arcadis, NYC to develop tap card system for Lead and Copper Rule compliance

Arcadis, NYC to develop tap card system for Lead and Copper Rule compliance

Water Management October 27, 2025 at 9:15 am

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

What’s in the Biden administration’s final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements?

What’s in the Biden administration’s final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements?

Rehab & Replacement, Water Management October 14, 2024 at 10:50 am

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

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Lead Service Lines: From Inventory to Replacement Planning and Programs

Rehab & Replacement, Water Management September 30, 2024 at 6:05 am

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

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NSF, BlueConduit launch partnership for LSL predictive modeling

Condition Assessment, Water Management July 8, 2024 at 8:05 am

NSF has announced a partnership with BlueConduit, a pioneer in predictive modeling for lead service lines (LSL) that will enable NSF to offer BlueConduit’s LSL solutions directly, and better reach water utilities with this technology to help remove LSLs across the United States. This strategicRead More

EPA announces $3 billion for LSL replacements

EPA announces $3 billion for LSL replacements

Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3 billion from President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help every state and territory identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and madeRead More

Copper Development Association names new president, CEO

Copper Development Association names new president, CEO

Water Management April 17, 2024 at 12:05 pm

The Copper Development Association, Inc. (CDA), has named Adam Estelle as its new president and CEO, effective May 1, 2024. Estelle most recently served as the association’s vice president and will succeed Andrew Kireta, Jr. as the sixth leader of the CDA. Estelle moves toRead More

AWWA, AMWA question feasibility, cost of Lead and Copper Rule Improvements

AWWA, AMWA question feasibility, cost of Lead and Copper Rule Improvements

Public Utility Finance, Water Management February 8, 2024 at 12:36 pm

In recent public comments submitted on the proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) rule, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) reiterated its support for removing lead service lines across the country, but recommended “critical revisions” to make the rule feasible and affordable. “Over the last several decades, theRead More

Funding gap for water sector remains despite federal assistance, Fitch says

Funding gap for water sector remains despite federal assistance, Fitch says

Water Finance December 15, 2023 at 9:05 am

Despite the significant infusion of funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Fitch Ratings said it estimates a funding gap in excess of $85 billion over the next five years for water and sewer utilities that will needRead More