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Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 8.30.24

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A California Superior Court judge ruled last week that Sonoma County must do more to ensure responsible groundwater pumping under the state’s Public Trust Doctrine, which holds that rivers, creeks, and other waterways are...more

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Lead and Copper Rule Revisions/Service Line Inventory: Arkansas Department of Health Reminder Addressing Deadline/Availability of...

The Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Section publication, Arkansas Drinking Water Update (“Update”) (Volume 38, No. 2), published an article titled: Lead and Copper Rule Service Line Inventories (“Article”)....more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 5.03.24

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A new lawsuit filed in April by public drinking water systems in California against manufacturers of “forever chemicals” is among the first to cite new Biden administration EPA regulations that set strict limits for the...more

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Lead Service Lines/Drinking Water: Internal Revenue Service Determination Addressing Exemption of Replacement Cost

The United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) addressed the federal income tax treatment of certain lead service line replacement programs for residential property owners. See announcement 2024-10....more

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Lead and Copper Rule/Drinking Water: 14 State Attorneys General (Including Arkansas) Request U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Fifteen Attorneys General submitted a February 5th memorandum to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) commenting on the proposed rule: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper:...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Biden Administration Ramps Up to Get the Lead Out

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For decades, EPA has focused on reducing and ultimately eliminating lead from the nation’s drinking water.  The federal government’s initiatives can be traced back to the Safe Drinking Water Act originally passed in 1974 and...more

Troutman Pepper

The Long-Awaited Lead and Copper Rule Improvements Have Arrived

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On November 30, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). With this proposal, EPA aims to simplify and expand upon the 2021 Lead and Copper Rule...more

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Lead and Copper Rule Revisions/Service Line Inventory: Arkansas Department of Health Announces Availability of Assistance to...

The Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Section publication Arkansas Drinking Water Update (“Update”) (Volume 37, No. 4) published an article titled: Service Line Inventory Assistance - The article was...more

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Lead and Copper Rule/Drinking Water: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Strengthening Provisions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on November 30th what it denominates as the proposed “Lead and Copper Rule Improvements” (“LCRI”). EPA’s rationale for the proposed rule is the health effects...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 12.01.23

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Most U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years under strict new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the Biden administration moves to reduce lead in drinking water and...more

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EPA Proposes New Rules on Lead and Copper

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The Environmental Protection Agency has announced proposed rules that would strengthen its regulation of lead and copper. These new regulations, if approved, would require water systems across the country to replace lead...more

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Lead in Drinking Water Exceeding Action Levels/Public Notification Issues: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a July 20th report titled: The EPA Should Determine What Interim Actions Can Be Taken to Immediately Notify the Public...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update- 5.19.23 #3

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A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate seeks to protect composting, recycling, and garbage facilities from cleanup cost liability if they receive and manage solid waste or biosolids containing PFAS compounds....more

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Drinking Water Enforcement and Compliance Likely to Remain an EPA Priority

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The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced it will continue to prioritize enforcement of, and compliance with, the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) and federal drinking water regulations through Fiscal Year (“FY”)...more

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National Primary Drinking Water Regulation/Safe Drinking Water Act: Environmental Organizations D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals...

Several organizations filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Safe Drinking...more

Cozen O'Connor

Broad Street Brief: New Bill Targets Removing Lead from School Water

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CITY HALL- New Bill Targets Removing Lead from School Water Councilmember Helen Gym is proposing a bill that would require all Philadelphia public schools to install modern water filters wherever school water can be tapped...more

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Lead in drinking water: Change (and opportunity!) on the horizon

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Regulatory challenges and serious public health consequences associated with lead in drinking water have been the topic of national discussion in recent years, particularly following the drinking water crisis in Flint,...more

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EPA Plans to Improve Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule While Facing Legal Challenge from States

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EPA faces continuing pressure to improve the way it protects communities from lead in drinking water. One focus of the current EPA has been the Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule Revisions (“LCRR”), promulgated under the...more

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Lead/Drinking Water: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Award to the Arkansas Department of Education

The Region 6 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an October 29th news release announcing it awarded $224,000 to the Arkansas Department of Education (“ADE”)....more

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EPA to Revise Lead and Copper Rule

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On Tuesday, June 15, the EPA pushed back the effective date of the Trump-Era Lead and Copper Rule after receiving public feedback supporting a delay for the regulation. The Trump‑Era Rule cut the percentage of a public water...more

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Get the Lead Out

The toughest question I ever got in Flint was in a church basement on the north side of town. At the time, I was heading up the EPA Region 5 response to the drinking water crisis. A mother asked me simply, “if we know lead is...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Increased Risk Of Future Harm Is Not An Injury: Illinois Supreme Court Dismisses Lead Exposure Class Action Against City Of...

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The Illinois Supreme Court recently held that an increased risk of future harm is not an injury; tossing a class action suit which sought damages related to the City of Chicago’s replacement of water meters and water main...more

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EPA Revises Lead and Copper Rule for the First Time in Three Decades

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On December 22, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized long-anticipated revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule—the first major revision since the rule was promulgated in 1991. While the final rule maintains...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Voluntary Lead Testing in Schools/Child Care: Arkansas Department of Education Awarded...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a February 20th news release that it was awarding $420,000 to the Arkansas Department of Education to assist with identifying sources of lead in drinking...more

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National Primary Drinking Water Regulations/Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions: American Water Works Association Comments

The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) submitted February 5th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on its efforts to revise the Lead and Copper Rule (“LCR”) revisions. See National...more

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