May 12, 2022

Tackling LCRR Compliance

The meter is running for rural water providers

Lowell Huffman
 
There has been discussion around potential updates to the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) for years. While the revised LCR (LCRR) was passed in December 2020, delays in its implementation have led many water systems to postpone preparations for it. They do so, however, at their own peril: it is just a matter of time before the LCRR is enforced. In fact, the LCRR officially took effect on December 16, 2021.

The LCRR is sweeping in its impact on water systems, and none will feel it more acutely than rural systems. Continue Reading...