On January 15th, 2021, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) which will require all Community (COM) and Non-transient Non-Community (NTNC) public water systems (PWS) to submit a service line inventory (SLI) by the compliance date of October 16th, 2024.
The inventory must include all service lines connected to the PWS distribution system regardless of ownership status, and regardless of the current use (potable and non-potable). Please be aware that systems that do not have any lead service lines are still required to submit the SLI by October 16, 2024. For more information about the SLI requirements see https://www.mass.gov/doc/getting-ready-for-the-lead-and-copper-rule-revisions-lead-service-line-inventories/download.
For any MA water systems subject to the LCRR which anticipate being unable to achieve full compliance with the LCRR service line inventory requirement by the October 16, 2024 deadline, MassDEP has developed a compliance plan option. Interested systems can work with us ahead of the deadline to enter into a compliance plan prior to the expected compliance deadline violation.
By December 15th, 2023, to help you comply or plan for compliance with the LCRR SLI deadline, please complete and submit the following survey which contains questions pertaining to your PWS' expected submission date of your system's service line inventory.
Issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Water Resources - Drinking Water Program