Lead and Copper Rule Resources

1. Pittsburgh Water Sets New Standard With Customer Request Sampling To Support Lead Service Line Replacement 4/17/2025

   Discover how 120Water helped Pittsburgh Water reduce their turnaround times, streamline sampling workflows, and save hours of work. Learn how you can also use sampling to support your replacement and community engagement programs with their case study.

2. Dresser Utility Solutions Acquires Kobus, A Global Provider Of Infrastructure Repair Technology 4/1/2025

   Dresser Utility Solutions, a portfolio company of First Reserve and leading provider of global infrastructure technology to water and gas utility and industrial customers, has acquired Kobus, a portfolio company of Agile Growth Equity and the global leader in gas and water pipe pulling technology.

3. Lead And Copper Rules: Where Are We Now? 2/6/2025

   It’s been several months since the U.S. EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) went into effect on Oct. 16, 2024. However, just days prior, on Oct. 8, the EPA approved yet another update, the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). While water utilities knew this was coming, it still introduces a realm of confusion and uncertainty.

4. Pittsburgh Water Receives $26M In Grants And Low-Interest Loans From PENNVEST 1/23/2025

   Today, Pittsburgh Water announced the receipt of $26M in grants and low-interest loans from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) to continue the diligent removal of lead service lines throughout Pittsburgh’s drinking water system.

5. Upcoming Webinar: From Unknown To Known: Using Predictive Modeling To Classify Unknown Service Lines 1/17/2025

   This webinar will focus on how water systems and engineering firms can use predictive modeling to classify service lines with unknown materials in their inventory quickly, with high accuracy and minimal digging.

6. AWWA Files Legal Petition Over LCRI Implementation Challenges 1/10/2025

   In December of 2024, AWWA filed a Petition for Review of the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The organization argues that, while it supports the goals of the LCRI, it believes the legislation, in its current form, "is not feasible." The filing came just two months after the official compliance date for the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). In comments on the LCRI, AWWA notes that water utilities have already made many adjustments to comply with the LCRR.

7. AWWA Statement On LCRI Petition 12/13/2024

   The American Water Works Association (AWWA) on Dec. 13, 2024, filed a Petition for Review of the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. AWWA CEO David LaFrance released the following statement...

8. LCRI: A Shift To Mandatory Service Line Replacement Within 10 Years 11/8/2024

   Mandatory LSL replacement is a fundamental shift from the LCR in its approach to service line replacement, moving from a trigger-based approach to a mandatory, system-wide replacement mandate.

9. EPA Head Of Water Office Visits Pennsylvania To Tout $10M In Funding To Replace Lead Pipes And Upgrade Water Infrastructure 11/1/2024

   The head of U.S. EPA’s Office of Water, Bruno Pigott, joined Congresswoman Summer Lee (D-PA) in Pittsburgh and Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA) in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to meet with community leaders and highlight federally supported water infrastructure improvement projects under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda, such as lead pipe replacements and wastewater treatment upgrades that are ensuring clean, safe water for communities.

10. Clearing LCRI Hurdles 10/31/2024
    Assessing what lies ahead in the 10-year race to go lead-free, otherwise known as the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI).