Water Systems Ready LSL Inventories Seen As Key To Replacement Funding

Water utilities are preparing for an Oct. 16 deadline to complete their first round of lead service line (LSL) inventories -- a process sources say took on new significance with EPA’s release of the final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) as the inventories will guide allocation of funds to replace those lines as the new rule requires. Inventories are “going to be very important for accessing funding opportunities,” Greg Kail, director of communications for the American Water Works Association...