A national tally of the drinking water systems that met an October deadline to count their lead service lines will not be available until spring as some small water utilities face challenges completing their inventories.
States have until March 31 to report their lead service line inventory data to the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA spokeswoman Dominique Joseph said. Local water systems had until Oct. 16 to complete an initial inventory of their lead drinking water pipes and submit the count to the states.
“EPA is currently working with state drinking water programs to ensure that water systems submit their inventories,” ...
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