Lead Line Replacement FAQs
EPN Expresses Scientific Concerns about WHO Draft Provisional Drinking Water Guidelines for PFOA, PFOS, and Total PFAS
EPN Submits Comments on WHO Draft Guidelines for PFOA, PFOS, and Total PFAS in Drinking Water
EPN and Other Environmental Groups Advocate for Equity in Lead Service Line Replacement
EPN Comments on EPA’s Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities
EPN Member Presents Testimony at Congressional Hearing on the CWA and Emerging Contaminants
EPN Presents Testimony at National Stakeholder Roundtable on Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
EPN Comments on Proposed Delay of Lead and Copper Rule Revisions Effective and Compliance Dates
Safeguarding Drinking Water
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Drinking Water
Black and Latino Communities More Likely to Have Harmful PFAS Levels in Water
Mustafa Santiago Ali, Senior Vice President for Environmental Justice, National Wildlife Federation, former EPA Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and former EPA Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was interviewed on this news segment about a recent study that determined that communities of color are disproportionately exposed to PFAS in drinking water.
What Limits Will the World Health Organization Recommend for PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water?
Linda Birnbaum, former Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, wrote this commentary discussing the need for the World Health Organization to substantially revise its proposed drinking water guidelines for PFAS compounds.
As States Replace Lead Pipes, Plastic Alternatives Could Bring New Risks
Judith Enck, President of Beyond Plastics and former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2, was quoted in this article suggesting that alternatives to PVC, such as copper or stainless steel pipes, be used when lead service lines are replaced.
A Better Cost:Benefit Analysis Yields Better and Fairer Results: EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revision
Ronnie Levin, former Senior Scientist, EPA Region 1, co-authored this research article assessing the true potential benefits and costs of a stronger Lead and Copper Rule Revision.