LCRR Articles

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...

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...

The water industry is anxiously awaiting the finalization of the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Originally expected to be released prior to the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) deadline of October 16, 2024, industry experts expect...

There are just a few weeks until the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) October 16, 2024, deadline. Water systems must submit their initial service line inventories by that date or as required by individual States. Starting on October 16, water systems have 30 days...

The Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) deadline is now just five months away. The LCRR applies to all public water systems, regardless of size. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published a fact sheet in April to affirm the following requirements that must be...

On the last day of November, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced the much-awaited proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). The water industry has been watching and waiting for the proposed changes to be released as water systems simultaneously work towards compliance with...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced the new Get the Lead Out (GLO) Initiative to help ensure safer drinking water for communities. Through the GLO initiative, which is funded entirely by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and is in partnership with the Department of Labor, USEPA will...

In mid-2021, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions deadline, October 16, 2024 seemed a long way away. There are now 12 months left to accomplish the considerable requirements that all water systems must complete. AE2S has been...

In mid-December, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) asked the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to halt litigation over the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) in the case of Newburgh Clean Water Project v. U.S. EPA. The case...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) will host two virtual public meetings to discuss and solicit input on environmental justice considerations related to the development of the proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). These sessions will provide opportunities for USEPA to share information about...

The Lead & Copper Rule Revision (LCRR) is the largest change in drinking water regulation in two decades. Although the first compliance deadline is in two years, on October 16, 2024, there is a lot of work to get done. It is prudent for water...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has new guidance to help communities and water utilities identify lead pipes that connect drinking water service to homes and other buildings. The guidance aims to help water utilities comply with the requirements of the Lead and Copper Rule...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) will accept input from small businesses, governments, and nonprofit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives for a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel related to the development of the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). Through the LCRI, the...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced the finalized Lead and Copper Rule Revision (LCRR) in December 2021 after a concerted effort to collect public comment for over two years. The public comment period led USEPA to decide the implementation of the LCRR, as written,...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) will begin refining a new regulation to better protect communities from exposure to lead in drinking water. USEPA announced its intention to collaboratively work with local, State, and Federal partners to make rapid progress on the goal of removing 100%...

The water industry has additional time to prepare for the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) moved the effective date from June 16, 2021 to December 16, 2021. The USEPA also announced the LCRR compliance date has changed...