As LCRI Takes Effect, EPA, OIG Clash On State LSL Funding Allocations

EPA is rejecting calls from its Office of Inspector General (OIG) to revise its state allocations for billions of dollars in funds for replacing lead service lines (LSLs), after the OIG found that officials failed to verify largely inaccurate state data, resulting in skewed allotments. The dispute is renewing concerns about the adequacy of EPA’s allocations of $15 billion in funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) just days after the agency released its landmark Lead and Copper...