This article discusses the long-awaited U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) rule to correct several Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) problems. Proposed in mid-July amidst evidence
that even the lead action level of 15
µg/L at the 90th percentile of monitored
homes is still being misconstrued
as a health standard, the rule consolidates
into seven categorical changes the
nine corrective actions it identified in the
March 2005 Drinking Water Lead Reduction
Plan. The plan was the first major product
of the LCR review that USEPA launched
in response to violations by the District of
Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
(WASA) in early 2004.
Emphasizing that the proposed changes
don't affect basic LCR requirements, including
the lead action level that triggers public
education and lead service line (LSL) replacement
requirements, USEPA said the proposal
aims to strengthen LCR implementation in
the short-term by clarifying the original intent
of certain requirements and revising others.
The agency estimates that the changes would
impose one-time, up-front costs of $8.1 million
on utilities and $730,000 on states and
combined annual costs ranging from $5.1
million to $5.5 million.
| Edition : | Vol. 98 - No. 10 |
| File Size : | 1
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| Number of Pages : | 10 |
| Published : | 10/01/2006 |
