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Use of Lead Free Pipes, Fittings, Fixtures, Solder, and Flux for Drinking Water

water-quality · Rule · Published 2020-09-01 · Effective 2020-10-01 · 85 FR 54235

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Document number
2020-16869
Federal Register citation
85 FR 54235
CFR reference
40 CFR 141
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
water-quality
Publication date
2020-09-01
Effective date
2020-10-01
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0680

Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing changes to existing regulations to protect the public from lead in plumbing materials used in public water systems or residential or nonresidential facilities providing water for human consumption. The changes in this rule codify aspects of the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act of 2011 (RLDWA) and the Community Fire Safety Act of 2013 (CFSA). The RLDWA amended section 1417 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), which prohibits the use and introduction into commerce of certain plumbing products that are not "lead free." The RLDWA revised the definition of lead free to lower the allowable maximum lead content of plumbing products; and established a statutory method for calculating lead content. EPA is also establishing new requirements for manufacturers or importers that introduce into commerce products that must meet lead free requirements to certify such products as being in compliance with the lead free requirements in Section 1417 of the SDWA, as well as other changes to existing regulations to assist in implementation of Section 1417 of the SDWA, as amended. EPA expects that these requirements for lead content in plumbing materials used in new installations and repairs will result in fewer sources of lead in drinking water and, consequently, will reduce adverse health effects associated with exposure to lead in drinking water. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section details EPA's changes to existing regulations as authorized under the SDWA as amended.

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