Lead and Copper Rule Revisions Guidance

Guidance from VDH-ODW

ODW has developed several documents to help water systems in Virginia navigate the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. ODW will continue to update these documents and develop new guidance materials as the EPA continues to release new information.

Guidance for Statistical Methods and Predictive Modeling	Using Date of Construction to Classify Water Service Lines as Non-Lead
LCRR Fifth Liter Sampling Video	Lead Service Line Replacement Plan Template
Lead Service Line Replacement Plan - FAQ	ODW Community SL Inventory Instructions
L&C Monitoring Requirements in Tap Water FAQ	NTNC LSL Inventory Guidance
School Child Day Center List - Final	Lead Ban Guidance and Chronology
ODW Community Service Line Inventory Template	ODW Small NTNC Service Line Inventory Template
ODW Small NTNC SL Inventory Instructions	Lead Service Line Inventory - FAQ
Sampling at Schools and Child Day Centers - FAQ	Lead Service Line Inventory Methods
Water Quality Sampling for LSL Identification

 

Lead and Copper Rule Revisions: Guidance for Developing and Maintaining a Service Line Inventory

• • Video Presentation lead by Robert Edelman
  • Slides presented in the Video
  • AQUA LCRR Slide Presentation
  • Available Funding Opportunities for Lead Service
    Line (LSL) Projects through VDH-ODW Slides

Videos from EPA

EPA released a video message asking customers to play an important role to assist with identifying lead pipes on the customer’s property or in the home.

English: https://youtu.be/6et78HZRquI

Spanish: https://youtu.be/bVAcojQgfUI

Guidance from EPA

EPA released Guidance for Developing and Maintaining a Service Line Inventory on August 4, 2022. This guidance is intended to help water systems to comply with the requirement of submitting an initial service line inventory by October 16, 2024 set by the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. It includes best practices on how to prepare and maintain a service line inventory and communicate this information to the public. EPA also released an Inventory Template to accompany this guidance. Both documents are available to download below and are also available on the EPA's website.

• Developing and Maintaining a Service Line Inventory: Small Entity Compliance Guide (pdf)
• Fact Sheet for Developing and Maintaining a Service Line Inventory (pdf)
• Revised Lead and Copper Rule Webpage
• Guidance for Developing and Maintaining a Service Line Inventory
• Inventory Template

Webinars

• Getting the Lead Out: Guidance for Developing Service Line Inventories and funding Information on BIL (August 10, 2022)
  Recording

 

Templates from VDH ODW

ODW has developed templates for required notifications under the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. All water systems with lead, galvanized requiring replacement, or lead status unknown service lines in their service line inventory must inform all persons served by the water system at the service connection with a lead, galvanized requiring replacement, or lead status unknown service line. A water system must provide the initial notification within 30 days of completion of the lead service line inventory and repeat the notification on an annual basis until the entire service connection is no longer a lead, galvanized requiring replacement, or lead status unknown service line. For new customers, water systems shall also provide the notice at the time of service initiation.

Consumer Notice Confirmed LSL

Consumer Notice Galvanized Requiring Replacement

Consumer Notice Lead Status Unknown

Notice to Schools Child Care Facilities

Notice to Secondary Schools

Other Info/Readings

Lead Service Line Inventory Template Example by ASDWA

Lead service line identification: A review of strategies and approaches (Hensley et al., 2021)