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SBAR Panel: National Primary Drinking Water Regulation: Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI)

Key Dates and Documents for this SBAR Panel

  • Convening Date:  11/15/2022
  • Completion Date:  5/31/2023
  • Executive Summary/Letter to the Administrator:  LCRI Executive Summary to the SBAR Panel Report (pdf) (188.42 KB, 5/31/2023)
  • Panel Report:  LCRI SBAR Panel Report (pdf) (656.11 KB, 5/31/2023)
  • Appendices: Access the Appendices at Regulations.gov
  • Small Entity Compliance Guide:
    • Final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements. Fact Sheet: Small Water Systems
    • and more at Lead and Copper Rule Improvements: Supporting Materials

About the Rule

  • Title:  National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements (LCRI)
  • RIN: 2040-AG16
  • Docket: EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0801
  • Publication date for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM): 12/6/2023 (88 FR 84878)
  • Publication date for Final Rulemaking: 10/30/2024 (89 FR 86418)

Additional information on the Lead and Copper Rule and the LCRI is available on EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements website.

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