Earthjustice: EPA Announces Mandate to Replace All Lead Pipes Within 10 Years
December 02, 2023
December 02, 2023
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023:
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed amendments to the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), established in 1991 and intended to regulate the control and monitoring of lead in drinking water. The proposed new rule requires water systems to replace all lead pipelines within 10 years (and faster when feasible), lowers the levels at which agencies must take additional steps to elimi . . .
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed amendments to the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), established in 1991 and intended to regulate the control and monitoring of lead in drinking water. The proposed new rule requires water systems to replace all lead pipelines within 10 years (and faster when feasible), lowers the levels at which agencies must take additional steps to elimi . . .