Final LCRI Renews Clash Over Use Of Plastics In Lead-Pipe Replacement

Industry and environmental groups are again at odds over what materials should replace the estimated nine million lead service lines (LSLs) targeted for removal under EPA’s just-released Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI), as the groups clash over whether polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a “safe” option. In the days after EPA released the final LCRI on Oct. 8, trade associations and environmentalists have quickly sought to weigh in on the replacements for LSLs, reviving prior battles over whether PVC and...