Cybersecurity Implications For Managing Lead Service Line Inventory Data

All water utilities in the U.S. must provide an inventory of all their service lines (regardless of active status) to the EPA and make it publicly available or accessible upon request to meet the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) regulations. The countdown for LCRR compliance has already begun, and water utilities have different ways to show compliance.

Water utilities are balancing the pros and cons of building their own solution to manage the required data, or selecting a commercial solution that integrates data management and reporting. In this article, we’ll discuss the pros and cons of these two options and the importance of implementing cybersecurity controls to protect the data.