Environmental Defense Fund respectfully submits the attached comments regarding our key points on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed revisions to its Lead and Copper Rule in addition to issues the agency has specifically highlighted for feedback.
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
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Environmental Defense Fund respectfully submits the following comments regarding the adult cardiovascular disease aspects of the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed revisions to its Lead and Copper Rule.
Harvard Law School's Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, Environmental Defense Fund, and Dr. Karen Baehler of American University respectfully submit these comments regarding the health equity, environmental justice, and civil rights aspects of the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed revisions to its Lead and Copper Rule.
Please find attached comments from Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on the proposed revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule. These comments focus specifically on the proposed schools and child care testing provisions. We will address other issues in separate comments We have also attached a 2018 EDF report, "Putting children first: Tackling lead in water at child care facilities."
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Please find attached comments from Environmental Defense Fund on the proposed revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule. These comments focus on changes that EPA should make to the: - Definition of a lead service line (LSL), - Requirements for water systems to develop LSL inventories, and - Notification of individual consumers who are drinking water that passes through an LSL. We will address other issues in separate comments. Also attached are two referenced studies on disclosure of LSLs (Hang et al., 2019 and Hiltner et al., 2019).
See attached request for a 60-day extension to public comment period.
Abstract
The objective to the long-term revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule is to improve public health protection while ensuring effective implementation.
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