LEAD AND COPPER RULE (LCR) RESOURCES

• New Orleans Develops The New Orleans Water Service Line Map With Technical Support From BlueConduit

  5/22/2023

  New Orleans, like many cities dealing with lead service lines (LSLs) in the United States, lacks a comprehensive map that identifies the location of its LSLs.

• Unbiasing Your Service Line Material Prediction Model

  5/21/2023

  Learn how you can be aware of potential bias in your predictive model model and make decisions about using the model’s results with this in mind.

• The Dangers Of Lead Poisoning In Schools — And How We Can Fix The Nationwide Problem

  5/10/2023

  Known as a highly toxic chemical that is damaging to growth and learning development, lead in tap water is a matter raising nationwide concern. While some states have acted to improve this issue, the health threat of lead in school drinking fountains is now leading citizens to worry about the dangers of child consumption, the country's aging water systems, and the protection of our future generation.
• Regulations Reducing Lead And Copper Contamination In Drinking Water Generate $9B Of Health Benefits Per Year, According To New Analysis

  5/10/2023

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule Revision (LCRR) costs $335M to implement while generating $9B in health benefits annually—far exceeding the EPA’s public statements that the LCRR generates $645M in annual health benefits, according to a new study from researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

• Metal-Filtering Sponge Removes Lead From Water

  5/10/2023

  Northwestern University engineers have developed a new sponge that can remove metals — including toxic heavy metals like lead and critical metals like cobalt — from contaminated water, leaving safe, drinkable water behind.

• How To Evaluate Predictive Models For Lead Service Line Inventory And Replacement

  5/4/2023

  Get an accurate service line material prediction for Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) compliance by avoiding modeling pitfalls.
• 120Water Announces Four-Part Webinar Series Launching May 2

  5/2/2023

  120Water, the leading solutions provider for lead reduction and drinking water programs, continues its commitment to providing innovative tools to water professionals with its latest offering, an informative four-part webinar series.

• Infrastructure Upgrade: Expediting Lead Pipe Removal Protects Communities

  4/18/2023

  Assuring everyone has access to clean drinking water is essential. However, despite significant improvements in technology and public health across history, lead water pipes still pose a substantial threat to that goal. The extent of this issue has become more evident, and the push for lead pipe removal is accelerating.

• Why We Use AWS For Our Machine Learning Platform At BlueConduit

  4/14/2023

  Properly deployed, predictive machine learning can bridge gaps, accelerating the work of modernizing our water systems in an explainable manner that makes the best use of our scarce resources.

• How To Identify And Address Bias In Your LSL Inventories

  4/14/2023

  Understand why it's so important that water systems can recognize and address sources of bias in their lead service line inventory process.