Tag: LSL
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Register Now! Free EPA-ASDWA Webinar on Lead Technical Assistance
Register now for the EPA-ASDWA webinar on Technical Assistance for Lead on May 21st from 2:00-3:00 ET. This webinar will feature Andrew Pizzala and Alex Horansky from EPA’s Office of Water to discuss how EPA Water Technical Assistance (EPA WaterTA) can support communities with their efforts to achieve clean, safe, and reliable drinking water. The…
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IRS Exempts Lead Service Line Replacement from Federal Taxes
On February 23, 2024, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service announced a determination that a government subsidized project to replace the private portion of a lead service line “does not result in income to the residential property owners” and “accordingly, water systems and state governments are not required to file information returns or furnish payee statements.”…
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Register Now: EPA-ASDWA Webinar on Lead Service Line Inventory Guidance
Register now for the EPA-ASDWA webinar on Lead Service Line Inventory Guidance. This webinar will feature Melanie Bolden and Holly Young from EPA’s Office of Water to discuss EPA’s Lead Service Line Inventory Guidance, which helps to outline the steps water systems should take to initiate development of their inventories, in accordance with the 2021…
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EPA Publishes Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements in Federal Register
Today, December 6, 2023, EPA published the proposed LCRI in the Federal Register. Comments on the proposed LCRI may be submitted to regulations.gov under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2022–0801 on or before February 5, 2024. In the proposal, EPA includes more than 80 specific requests for comment; ASDWA collated these requests in the following document: Requests…
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Lead Updates: Less Than One Year Until LCRR Implementation Deadline
As of October 20, 2023, the proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) is still under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This leaves less than one year for EPA to hold the public comment period for the proposed rule, address comments, make revisions to the proposal, and undergo review by OMB…
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Highlights from the Lead Service Line Collaborative’s DC Meeting
As a member organization of the Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative, ASDWA staff attended a meeting to discuss new initiatives for the collaborative and visited a lead service line (LSL) replacement project site with DC Water. On site, two crews of four worked to replace three LSLs on one street in Washington, DC. At this…
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EPA Releases Two Guidance Documents for Small System Compliance with Lead Service Line Inventories
Today (6/28), EPA released two documents to support water systems, particularly small water systems, in complying with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) lead service line initial inventory requirements. EPA’s Small Entity Compliance guide helps explain the inventory related actions small community and non-transient non-community water systems are required to take under the…
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Register now for EPA Webinar on Supporting Private LSLR with the DWSRF
EPA is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, June 28th from 2:00 – 3:30 EDT about supporting private lead service line replacement (LSLR) with the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The webinar will highlight state and local programs, strategies, and resources that support full LSLR and protect public health,…
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ASDWA Submits Comments on EPA’s Federalism Consultation on the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
Pursuant to Executive Order 13132, which directs federal agencies to consult with state and local officials, or their national organizations, when developing regulations that impose substantial compliance costs on state and local governments, EPA held a Federalism Consultation on the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) on October 13, 2022. This consultation was also used…
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EPA Approves Final SDWA Variance for Denver Water’s Lead Reduction Program Plan
US EPA has approved Denver Water’s comprehensive approach for reducing lead in drinking water through the issuance of a final variance under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The variance allows Denver Water to continue to implement a set of actions, called the Lead Reduction Program Plan (LRPP), which work together to reduce lead in Denver’s…