Lead and Copper Rule Resources

  1. 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.

  2. 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).

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.
  6. 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.

  7. BlueConduit Comments On EPA's Proposed Lead And Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) 3/11/2024

    BlueConduit recently submitted comments to the EPA on the proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). We are committed to achieving a lead-free drinking water system through evidence-based decision making  and applaud the EPA for establishing a timeline for the replacement of all lead service lines in the United States.

  8. IRS Says Private-Side LSL Replacements Are Not Taxable Income 3/11/2024

    Last week, the IRS announced that property owners will not incur a federal tax liability when their public water system replaces the private portion of a lead service line — giving needed clarity to the situation as communities across the country prepare to put federal lead service line replacement funding to use.

  9. AMWA Applauds IRS Clarification On Lead Service Line Replacement Subsidies 3/8/2024

    AMWA CEO Tom Dobbins released the following statement following the IRS' publication of Bulletin No. 2024-11 clarifying that lead service line replacement subsidies offered to customers by public water systems do not constitute taxable income.

  10. Pinging Pipes Could Help To Identify Lead Water Lines Without Excavation 3/7/2024

    As any percussionist or fidgety pen-tapper can tell you, different materials make different noises when you hit them. Researchers at Drexel University hope this foundational acoustic phenomenon could be the key to the speedy removal of lead water lines that have been poisoning water supplies throughout the country for decades.