U.S. EPA to Strengthen Protection for Lead in Drinking Water.

This article informs that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is initiating the Drinking Water Lead Reduction Plan to strengthen, update, and clarify existing requirements for water utilities and slates to test for and reduce lead in drinking water. In 1991, to reduce lead in drinking water, U.S. EPA issued the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). The LCR requires water utilities to reduce lead contamination by controlling the corrosiveness of water, and, as needed, replace lead service lines used to carry water from the street to the home.