EPA Launches Talks With States On LCR Revision Planned For 2020

摘要

EPA's drinking water chief Peter Grevatt is asking groups representing state and local elected officials to meet with the agency in January to discuss possible changes to the Safe Drinking Water Act's lead and copper rule (LCR), with a tentative schedule of proposing revisions by August next year and finalizing them in February 2020. In a Dec. 14 letter to 10 national groups representing elected officials, and eight groups representing municipal water utilities, schools and western states' governors, Grevatt writes that "EPA is requesting your attendance to obtain your input on the options under consideration. At the [Jan. 8] meeting, the agency will present background information on the rulemaking and will answer questions you may have. You will have the opportunity to provide input to the agency during the meeting and may provide written input to the EPA within 60 days after the meeting." The letter is available on InsideEPA.com. (Doc. ID: 207758)