Lead and Copper Rule Short-Term Revisions

 

The Revised Rules

US EPA’s last revision to the Lead and Copper Rule was in October 2007. Florida has adopted these changes with a few clarifications. A copy of the Lead and Copper Rule Short-Terms Revisions and State clarifications can be downloaded from our Rules page.

EPA has a Lead and Copper Rule website that contains links to information on any of the past and current revisions to the rule. The website that shows the most recent revisions is the Lead and Copper Rule Short-Term Revisions website, it contains guidance documents and fact sheets for the revisions as well as public education documents that show required information for a systems’ consumer notice.

Lead and Copper Rule Short-Term Revisions Public Education Fact Sheets

• Lead and Copper Rule: Public Education & Other Public Information Requirements for Community Water Systems Fact Sheet
• Lead and Copper Rule: Public Education and Consumer Notification Requirements for Non-Transient Non-Community Water Systems Fact Sheet

Important -- Large Water Systems Take Note

US EPA has devised a system of calculating compliance with optimal water quality parameters.  Large water systems, that is, those serving more than 50,000 people, should download the following draft EPA guidance document.

• How to Determine Compliance With Optimal Water Quality Parameters as Revised by the Lead and Copper Rule Minor Revisions. (157K)