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U.S. EPA Considering Replacing All Lead Water Pipes
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In a white paper released at the end of October, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it is considering replacing all lead service lines. It's one of several regulatory options being considered as part of the agency's upcoming revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). EPA is also mulling over whether to require drinking water utilities to identify the number and location of lead service lines in their system and if partial line replacements should be limited or prohibited.
According to EPA's Joel Beauvais, the white paper also addresses "improving optimal corrosion control treatment requirements, consideration of a health-based benchmark for household-level interventions, the potential role of point-of-use filters, clarifications or strengthening of tap sampling requirements, increased transparency, and enhanced public education requirements." Many of these topics and options were developed based on recommendations from the agency's National Drinking Water Advisory Council and the Science Advisory Board.
A revised LCR is expected to be proposed in 2017.
Click here to read more from Beauvais. To download the full white paper, visit src.bna.com/jEj.
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Tuesday, November 29 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific
Hosted by Rural Community Assistance Corporation
This webinar will show board members, managers, and operators how to establish fair rates based on a budget with true costs. Participants will learn and understand: where to acquire budgeting tools and templates, how to prepare a budget, how to adhere to Proposition 218 when applicable, how to convince the public when rate adjustments are needed, and how to establish a rate structure based on the true cost of producing and delivering water.
Click here for more information.
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 Skills Builder
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Click here to view.
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DYK lead found in tap water is typically from corrosion of older fixtures or the solder that connects pipes?
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