EPA Proposes Slew Of Changes To Lead And Copper Rule Requirements

October 10, 2019
EPA is proposing a slew of changes to its Safe Drinking Water Act lead and copper rule (LCR) that it says are intended to target the reduction of lead in drinking water in communities most at risk, including a first-time sampling requirement for schools and revisions to other sampling requirements, as well as increased treatment and oversight. The proposal released Oct. 10 “will ensure we are on the cutting edge of public health protection,” EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said at...


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