Tag: Lead and Copper Rule

  • Service Line Replacement: Lead & Copper

    Back to Inventory & Replacement All community and non-transient non-community water systems must fully replace all lead and galvanized requiring replacement (GRR) service lines that are under the water system’s control by Nov. 1, 2037. Submit your replacement plan Simplified guidance is here Everything you need to know about completing your lead service line inventory…

  • Service Line Inventory: Lead & Copper

    Back to Inventory & Replacement Simplified guidance is here Everything you need to know about completing your lead service line inventory  Updates (May 2025)–All community and non-transient non-community water systems must submit an updated inventory annually by November 1 starting in 2028 until the inventory does not contain lead, galvanized requiring replacement, or unknown service lines,…

  • 24 Hour Public Notice Requirements for Lead

    Starting October 16, 2024, water systems must issue a public notice within 24 hours of receiving their results if the 90th percentile lead concentration is .015 mg/L or higher, according to the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). Exceeding the action level for lead requires a Tier 1 public notification. New requirements for a lead…

  • Step by Step Guidance – Lead Service Line Inventory

    Follow the directions to complete your water system’s lead service line inventory. Back to Lead Service Line Inventory & Replacement Baseline Inventory is coming up November 1, 2027 What is the initial inventory? The Initial Service Line Inventory is something that all Community and Non-Transient Non-Community Systems had to complete by Oct. 16 of 2024.…

  • Service Line Inventory & Replacement: Lead & Copper

    Back to Lead & Copper Home All community and non-transient non-community water systems are required to continue working on updating their service line inventory. Systems must submit a baseline inventory by Nov. 1, 2027. Systems with lead, galvanized requiring replacement, or unknown service lines must also submit a replacement plan by Nov. 1, 2027 and…

  • Lead & Copper: Division of Drinking Water

    Find comprehensive resources and essential guidance for Utah’s public water systems on Lead and Copper Rule compliance, management, and effective solutions for safe drinking water. Read about lead & copper Look at a map of lead water lines in Utah Read frequently asked questions about lead in drinking water For water systems Water system deadlines…

  • About Lead and Copper

    Lead and copper are naturally occurring metals that have often been used in indoor plumbing. Pipes and plumbing may contain lead, copper, or their alloys, such as brass; some solder used at copper pipe joints may also contain lead. Water, particularly corrosive water, can dissolve small amounts of these metals into drinking water. The potential…

  • Forms: Lead and Copper Rule

    Find forms and templates pertaining to the Lead and Copper Rule for drinking water.

  • Consumer and Public Notification: Lead and Copper Rule

    Lead and Copper Rule consumer and public notification requirements, guidance, and forms. Still have questions? Contact the Utah Division of Drinking Water. CCR Requirement In the yearly Consumer Confidence Report every community system must report the total number of lead and copper samples taken, the most recent 90th percentile value for lead and copper, and…

  • Results: Lead and Copper Rule

    Help water systems interpret and understand what to do with their lead and copper sample results, including follow up actions for high results. Calculating Compliance Sample results are evaluated against an action level. The lead action level is exceeded if the concentration in more than 10% of samples is greater than 0.015 mg/L (i.e. the…

  • Routine Sampling: Lead and Copper Rule

    Lead and Copper samples must be collected and submitted to the Utah Division of Drinking Water according to your system’s monitoring schedule and Sample Site Plan. Failure to submit samples will result in a violation and 50 IPS points added to the systems IPS total. How to Collect a Lead and Copper Sample Monitoring Schedules…

  • Sample Site Plan: Lead and Copper Rule

    All community and non-transient non-community public water systems are required to have and maintain an approved LCR Sample Site Plan. The Utah Division of Drinking Water has created an easy to use template that can be used and submitted through a WaterLink portal account. How to Create a LCR Sample Site Plan Step 1: Create…

  • Lead and Copper Sampling

    Back to Lead & Copper Home Lead and copper enter drinking water primarily through plumbing materials. Water systems are required to collect lead and copper samples at customer taps. If more than 10% of samples collected are above the limits for lead and copper set by the EPA, the system must undertake a number of…

  • Forms: Division of Drinking Water

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