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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a proposal to strengthen its Lead and Copper Rule that would require water systems across the country to replace lead service lines within 10 years. The agency is also proposing additional improvements to protect public health, such as lowering the lead action level and improving sampling protocols utilized by water systems., , , , According to the EPA announcement:, , The science is clear: there is no safe level of lead exposu...

On November 30, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). With this proposal, EPA aims to simplify and expand...

NEW LOTHROP — Officials with the village of New Lothrop are hoping a grant will help pay for waterline work that must be completed by October.

The agency has a broad agenda it wants to fulfill this year. Can EPA get it done before the presidential election?

The Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Section publication Arkansas Drinking Water Update (“Update”) (Volume 37, No. 4) published an article titled: Service Line...

If there are any lead service lines in drinking water systems, theyll be found by the end of the year. An inventory of water pipes is underway in the Berkshires

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association And USGS Partner For Joint Research Into 6PPD Alternatives: On November 15, 2023, the U.S. Tire Manufacturers...

The city of Waco will seek loan funding that could help property owners protect themselves against toxic lead in drinking water caused by lead pipes.

The study will identify water service lines made of lead following a mandate by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency handed down two years seeking to improve drinking water quality throughout the country.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed by congress in 2021 gave states $15 billion dollars to find and replace lead pipes, far more than it had ever approved before.