LEAD AND COPPER RULE (LCR) RESOURCES

• How Statistical Methods Help Low Lead (And No Lead) Water Systems

  4/25/2024

  Did you know that the primary value of statistical methods & predictive modeling comes after the initial inventory is created? This is especially true if you believe you have no lead in your system (or have minimal lead) but don’t have records to verify every service line’s material.

• BlueConduit Awarded Sourcewell Contract For Water Service Line Inventory

  4/23/2024

   BlueConduit is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract from Sourcewell, a cooperative government procurement agency. The contract is for Water Service Line Inventory and Management Systems with Related Services and was awarded following a rigorous request for proposal process resulting in contracts that meet, or exceed, local procurement requirements.

• California DDW Accepts BlueConduit’s Statistical Analysis For Non-Lead Verification

  4/19/2024

  BlueConduit is excited to announce that the California State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water (DDW) approved our Statistical Methods Approach to No-Lead Verification, enabling BlueConduit-supported water systems to use statistical analysis to classify “unknown” service lines as “non-lead.”

• Certified Lab Can Now Use Kemio

  4/15/2024

  With the upcoming deadline for the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI), the need to test for lead in drinking water is increasing. This process can be costly, time-consuming, and logistically challenging. Municipalities are trying to keep their citizens safe, but also face large hurdles of cost, time, and logistics to do so.

• Florida DEP Approves Predictive Modeling For LSLI

  4/3/2024

  The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has released guidance on identifying lead service lines, including approved methods such as predictive modeling. BlueConduit commends FDEP for providing clear guidance and offers assistance with statistical analysis.

• CDA Comments On National Primary Drinking Water Regulations For Lead And Copper: Improvements

  3/21/2024

  The Copper Development Association (CDA), a U.S.-based, not-for-profit association of the global copper industry, has submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper Improvements (LCRI).

• Study Estimates Nearly 70 Percent Of Children Under Six In Chicago May Be Exposed To Lead-Contaminated Tap Water

  3/18/2024

  A new analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimates that 68 percent of Chicago children under age 6 live in households with tap water containing detectable levels of lead.

• Denver Water Passes 22,000 Lead Service Lines Replaced

  3/15/2024

  As 2023, the fourth year of Denver Water’s ground-breaking Lead Reduction Program, ended, hard-working crews had replaced more than 22,000 customer-owned lead service lines with lead-free, copper lines — at no direct cost to the customers — with even more work slated for 2024.

• Lead From Old Paint And Pipes Is Still A Harmful And Deadly Hazard In Millions Of U.S. Homes

  3/13/2024

  The WHO estimates that more than 1 million deaths each year are attributable to lead poisoning. In more recent years, this number has risen at an incredible pace, with some research showing that nearly 5.5 million adults die from lead-related health complications. Understanding and addressing this persistent problem will require improved monitoring, targeted remediation, and a great deal more awareness and dialogue.
• City Of Flint Held In Contempt For Failing To Meet Lead Pipe Settlement Deadlines

  3/13/2024

  A federal court held the City of Flint in contempt for violating a February 2023 federal court order requiring the city to reach certain milestones in its lead pipe replacement program.