Lead and Copper Rule Resources

  1. Electro Scan Launches U.S. Customer Engagement Center To Schedule And Dispatch Home Inspections For Lead Pipe Detection 5/7/2024

    Electro Scan Inc. announced today the launch of its U.S. Customer Engagement Center to support the scheduling and dispatch of Electro Scan crews for home inspections of water service lines.

  2. North Carolina Department Of Environmental Quality's LSLI And Predictive Modeling Guidance 5/6/2024

    BlueConduit is proud to support North Carolina water systems as they navigate the NCDEQ’s robust statistical methods and predictive modeling guidance to ensure, with the highest possible confidence, compliance with NCDEQ’s guidance and the most efficient identification and removal of lead service lines for all North Carolina communities.

  3. Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3B For Lead Pipe Replacement To Advance Safe Drinking Water As Part Of Investing In America Agenda 5/2/2024

    Today, May 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3B from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help every state and territory identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. 

  4. Awaiting The Final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements: What Happens Next? 5/2/2024
    From "Revisions" to "Improvements," the EPA is making further changes to the Lead and Copper Rule to keep drinking water systems working toward the ultimate goal.
  5. Funding The Fight Against PFAS And Lead In Drinking Water 5/2/2024

    An overview of funding opportunities for water utilities to meet new and upcoming compliance objectives, as well as technology considerations to reduce further contamination.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.”

  9. 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.

  10. 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.