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Drinking Water Lead Infrastructure

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Lead Service Lines/Drinking Water: Internal Revenue Service Determination Addressing Exemption of Replacement Cost

The United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) addressed the federal income tax treatment of certain lead service line replacement programs for residential property owners. See announcement 2024-10....more

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The Long-Awaited Lead and Copper Rule Improvements Have Arrived

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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 upon the 2021 Lead and Copper Rule...more

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Lead and Copper Rule/Drinking Water: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Strengthening Provisions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on November 30th what it denominates as the proposed “Lead and Copper Rule Improvements” (“LCRI”). EPA’s rationale for the proposed rule is the health effects...more

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EPA Proposes New Rules on Lead and Copper

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The Environmental Protection Agency has announced proposed rules that would strengthen its regulation of lead and copper. These new regulations, if approved, would require water systems across the country to replace lead...more

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Lead in drinking water: Change (and opportunity!) on the horizon

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Regulatory challenges and serious public health consequences associated with lead in drinking water have been the topic of national discussion in recent years, particularly following the drinking water crisis in Flint,...more

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EPA Plans to Improve Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule While Facing Legal Challenge from States

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EPA faces continuing pressure to improve the way it protects communities from lead in drinking water. One focus of the current EPA has been the Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule Revisions (“LCRR”), promulgated under the...more

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Get the Lead Out

The toughest question I ever got in Flint was in a church basement on the north side of town. At the time, I was heading up the EPA Region 5 response to the drinking water crisis. A mother asked me simply, “if we know lead is...more

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The Illinois House Revives Lead Pipe Bill

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• The Illinois House has resurrected the effort to require municipalities and other water suppliers to create and implement plans for replacement of private lead service lines. • If the bill survives in its current form,...more

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EPA and Municipalities Respond to Increased Concerns About Lead in Drinking Water

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Since the public discovery of widespread lead contamination of drinking water in Flint, Michigan, there has been increased scrutiny on the status of drinking water regulation and aging water infrastructure. While the crisis...more

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