SAB Votes To Review EPA’s Draft Lead And Copper Drinking Water Rule

EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) has voted to review the agency’s proposed changes to its lead and copper drinking water rule (LCR) after a majority of members agreed March 30 there was value in examining several aspects of the rule, including its cost-benefit analysis, exposure modeling, and the effectiveness of risk communication efforts. The review will be the first since EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler adopted controversial new rules governing when SAB could review pending agency actions; the board later voted...