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Lead and Copper Rule Short-Term Revisions and Clarifications: Draft Regulatory Guidance
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The Final Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) Short-Term Revisions and Clarifications was promulgated on October 10, 2007. The revisions to the LCR will enhance the implementation of the LCR in the areas of monitoring, treatment, customer awareness, lead service line replacement; and improve compliance with the public education requirements of the LCR and ensure drinking water consumers receive meaningful, timely, and useful information needed to help them limit their exposure to lead in drinking water.
The draft Quick Reference Guide and draft State Implementation Guidance below were developed to assist States with implementation of the LCR Short-Term revisions.
- Draft Lead and Copper Rule 2007 Short Term Revisions and Clarifications State Implementation Guidance
The state implementation guidance explains the new requirements under the 2007 Short Term Revisions and Clarifications of the lead and copper rule.- Full Guidance PDF (66pp, 743K)
- Fact Sheet PDF (6pp, 211K)
- Appendix A: Primacy Revisions Crosswalk PDF (15pp, 190K)
- Appdndix B: 2007 Short Term Revisions Compared to the Lead and Copper Rule PDF (43pp,322 K)
- Draft Lead & Copper Rule: A Quick Reference Guide PDF (2pp, 137K)
The Revised Quick Reference Guide summarizes the LCR requirements incorporating the Short Term Revisions and Clarifications to provide states and water systems concise information on what they need to do to comply with the LCR.
The short-term revisions contain significant changes to the Public Education (PE) requirements. The following draft documents were developed to assist water systems with implementation of the new PE requirements.
- Draft Implementing the Lead Public Education Provisions of the Lead and Copper Rule: A Guide for Community Water Systems PDF (93pp, 1M)
The PE guidance details the new PE requirements: for CWS such as, who must receive public education materials and the time frame for distribution of the public education materials as well as suggestions on how to have a more effective public education program. - Draft Lead and Copper Rule Public Education & Other Public Information Requirements for Community Water Systems Fact Sheet PDF (5pp, 719K)
The fact sheet summarizes all of the PE and other public information notification requirements for a CWS under the revised lead and copper rule. It provides CWS with concise information on what they need to do after a lead action level exceedance as well as the consumer notification requirements that are not dependent on a lead action level exceedance. - Draft Implementing the Lead Public Education Provisions of the Lead and Copper Rule: A Guide for Non-Transient Non-Community Water Systems PDF (75pp, 932K)
The guidances details the new PE requirements for NTNCWS, such as who must receive public education materials and the time frame for distribution of the public education materials as well as suggestions on how to have a more effective public education program. - Draft Lead and Copper Rule: Public Education and Consumer Notification Requirements for Non-Transient non-Community Water Systems Fact Sheet PDF (4pp, 642K)
The fact sheet summarizes all of the PE and consumer notification requirements for a NTNCWS under the revised lead and copper rule. It provides NTNCWS with concise information on what they need to do after a lead action level exceedance as well as the consumer notification requirements that are not dependent on a lead action level exceedance.
You may submit comments on any of the above documents by Wednesday, January 31, 2008 to Francine St. Denis via:
- Email at (St-Denis.Francine@epa.gov),
- by fax 202-564-3755 or,
- mail to Attn: Francine St. Denis, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20460
A 508 compliant version of Appendix B (redline/strikeout comparison of old and new rule language) of the Draft Lead and Copper Rule 2007 Short Term Revisions and Clarifications State Implementation Guidance is available by request for the visually impaired.
- You may request a copy by contacting the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.