Lead & Copper Rule Revision (LCRR)

On January 15th, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the LCRR.  The LCRR is part of a series of regulations aimed at reducing the potential for public exposure to lead in drinking water.  The EPA has been controlling lead in drinking water since banning the use of lead pipes in 1986 and setting standards for allowable concentrations of lead in drinking water.  The LCRR expands on previous regulations, focusing on identifying sources of lead, setting requirements for removing old lead services lines, strengthening treatment, and augmenting public outreach. 

The LCRR requires that all public water systems create an inventory of their service lines and submit it to the state regulatory agency, and make it available to the public. 

The Impact of LCRR on the City of Deer Park 

The City of Deer Park (City) has no known history of lead pipes and has investigated 8,045 out of 12,308 service lines and has found no lead.  Further, lead samples that the City ha collected at representative household taps over the past 20-years show that lead concentrations are close to, or below, the practical level of detection and significantly below the drinking water limit. Nevertheless, the City still desires to inform the public on the inventor of the impacted service lines.  The City has started a program to survey and identify if lead is present in any of the service lines and to do this, the City needs the help of the customers by filling in a survey.  

Getting the Lead Out

If your house was built before 1989, your pipes could contain lead components.  Federal regulations have recently changed, and the City of Deer Park is committed to protecting our residents.  By following the steps below and surveying your service line, you are ensuring compliance with the lead and copper rule revision project.  This proactive approach helps maintain water quality standards and supports regulatory efforts to protect public health. 

Below is an interactive map, simply type your address into the search bar and zoom into your address to determine if your address is within and impacted service area.

Other useful links:

Important Information About Your Water Service Line

How to Self-Check your Service Line