Utilities Oppose Further EPA LCR Deadline Delays, States Back Changes

Drinking water utilities are opposing EPA’s proposal to further extend the effective date of Trump-era changes to the lead and copper rule (LCR) by arguing that such a move would further delay important public health protections, but state regulators support the agency’s proposal and say there are areas of the rule that need further review. In a pair of rules published in the Federal Register March 12, EPA extended the effective date of the revised LCR from March 16...